Multisite Qualitative Policy Research in Education : Some Design and Implementation Issues / Robert E. Herriott and William A. Firestone.

The last decade has seen the emergence in the policy arena of a new form of qualitative research, one intended to strenghten its ability to generalize while preserving in-depth description. These multisite qualitative studies address the same research question using similar data collection and analy...

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Main Authors: Herriott, Robert E., Firestone, William A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983.
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