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On Qualitative Inquiry

Approaches to Language and Literacy Research (An NCRLL Volume)

George Kamberelis, Greg Dimitriadis

Publication Date: December 2, 2004

Pages: 192

Series: NCRLL Collection

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ISBN: 9780807745441
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ISBN: 9780807775424
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Description+

In this seminal work, the authors provide the first systematic exploration of the philosophical foundations and the historical development of qualitative inquiry. Thorough yet accessible, this volume is an indispensable tool for language and literacy researchers—novices and experts alike.

Using a “genealogical” approach, the authors:

  • Discuss key philosophical concepts and traditions central to various theories, approaches, and strategies of qualitative inquiry.
  • Offer a broad introduction to prominent theorists and researchers who contributed to the emergence and proliferation of qualitative inquiry as a strategic force within educational research, including Dell Hymes, Shirley Brice Heath, Courtney Cazden, Ruth Behar, Norman Denzin, and Patti Lather.
  • Provide annotations of both classic and contemporary studies of language and literacy practice that represent major approaches to qualitative inquiry.
  • Argue that qualitative inquiry has become a “transdisciplinary metadiscourse” that now drives research across many disciplines.

Author+

George Kamberelis is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the State University of New York at Albany and Greg Dimitriadis is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Reviews+

Simply put, this book is comprehensive and smart. It represents a major contribution to the field. Brilliantly done.”
—Margaret Finders, Washington University in St. Louis

“This book reaches beyond a discussion of methods per se to provide a comprehensive survey of the intellectual history/genealogy of major lines of approach in qualitative research on language and literacy.”

Frederick Erickson, George F. Kneller Professor of Anthropology of Education, University of California, Los Angeles

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On the Case
On the Case
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