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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Rapid Qualitative Inquiry A Field Guide to Team-Based Assessment 2014 Edition by James Beebe
Practitioners in need of timely results for program and policy planning-and students looking forrealistic research projects-will find solutions in Rapid Qualitative Inquiry (RQI), a team-based,applied research method designed to quickly develop an insider's perspective on and preliminaryunderstanding of complicated "on-the-ground" situations.In this accessible field guide to RQI, James Beebe provides an introduction to research thatsubstitutes teamwork for long-term fieldwork; uses iterative data collection, data analysis, andadditional data collection; triangulates data from multiple sources; and applies techniques andconcepts from ethnography and case study research. Extensive examples make clear that "rapid"does not mean "rushed" and that rigorous RQI depends upon flexibility rather than an arbitrarylist of techniques. Throughout, Beebe's clear prose guides interdisciplinary readers through theprocess, promise, and potential pitfalls of RQI. Table of contents :- Detailed ContentsList of Tables and FiguresPreface to the Second EditionIntroduction1-The Basic Concepts of Rapid Qualitative Inquiry (RQI)2-Getting the Insiders' Perspectives3-Data Collection-Multiple Data Sources4-Iterative Analysis and Additional Data Collection5-Teamwork for Data Collection and Data Analysis6-Credibility and Trusting RQI7-Technology for Improving and Speeding Up RQI, by Lauren Angelone8-Who Benefits, Who Pays, and Who Calls the Tune9-Rapid Research and the RQI Family Tree10-Key Points Relating to Rigor and the Future of RQIAppendix A-Executive Summary, Community College RAP/RQIAppendix B-Executive Summary, Polish State Farms RAP/RQIAppendix C-RQI Training for Practitioners and StudentsGlossaryReferencesAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the Author