| Description |
1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- The Need for Qualitative Planning Research -- Research Methodology -- Choosing a Qualitative Method -- Questions of Validity and Reliability -- How This Book Is Organized -- References -- Chapter 2. Field Research -- What Is Field Research? -- Doing Field Research -- Nonparticipant Observation -- Participant Observation -- Full Participation -- Questions of Internal and External Validity and Issues of Reliability in Field Research |
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Case Study #1: Site Reconnaissance-North 27th Street Multiethnic Enclave -- Case Study #2: Full Observation-Nebraska Commercial Truck Parking Analysis -- Integrating Technology with Field Research -- References -- Chapter 3. Photographic Research -- What is Photographic Research? -- Doing Photographic Research -- Questions of Internal and External Validity and Issues of Reliability in Photographic Research -- Case Study #1: The 14th Street Vendors Marketplace -- Case Study #2: Rural Housing in Hale County, Alabama -- Integrating Technology with Photographic Research -- References |
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Chapter 4. Focus Group Research -- What Is Focus Group Research? -- Doing Focus Group Research -- How Many Focus Groups Are Enough? -- The Size of the Group -- Recording the Data -- Questions of Validity and Reliability in Focus Group Research -- Case Study #1: Widening East O Street in Lincoln, Nebraska -- Case Study #2: Transit Needs Assessment in Mid-Sized Nebraska Communities -- Integrating Technology with Focus Group Research -- References -- Chapter 5. Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis -- What is Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis? -- Doing Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis |
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Meta-Analysis -- Questions of Internal and External Validity and Issues of Reliability in Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis -- Case Study #1: Content Analysis of the Wilderness Park Project -- Case Study #2: Meta-Analysis of Nebraska Social Service Needs -- Integrating Technology with Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis -- References -- Chapter 6. Getting the Big Picture -- The Big Picture -- What Is Mixed Method Research? -- Doing Mixed Method Research -- Questions of Validity and Reliability in Mixed Method Research -- Case Study #1: Right Turns in Nebraska |
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Case Study #2: Nebraska Housing Market Study -- The Challenge -- References -- References -- Index -- Questions for Discussion |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gaber, Sharon
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| ISBN |
9781351177894 |
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1351177893 |
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