An Analysis of Thinking and Research about Qualitative Methods Book

	Preface
1	Whether to Enter?	3
2	A Potpourri of Definitions	13
3	Issues of Belief	26
4	The Qualitative Methodologies	50
5	The Qualitative Phenomenon	67
6	Nature of Qualitative Evidence	83
7	Issues of Evidence Gathering	93
8	Issues of Data Analysis	115
9	Methods of Analysis	134
10	Writing Purpose	159
11	Issues of Writing	174
12	Standards	192
13	An Illustration of Decision Making in a Quantitative Analysis	207
14	An Illustration of Decision Making in a Qualitative Analysis	232
15	External Critique of Qualitative Theory Foundational Issues	247
16	Critique of Qualitative Research	279
17	Is Convergence a Possibility?	303
	Appendix: Abstracts of Writings Used in Interpretive Analysis	333
	References	371
	Author Index	381
	Subject Index	387