Table of Contents

Introduction Focusing and Bounding the Collection of Data The Substantive Start Focusing and Bounding the Collection of Data Further Design Issues Early Steps in Analysis Within-Case Displays Exploring and Describing Within-Case Displays Explaining and Predicting Cross-Case Displays Exploring and Describing Cross-Case Displays Ordering and Explaining Matrix Displays Some Rules of Thumb Making Good Sense Drawing and Verifying Conclusions Ethical Issues in Analysis Producing Reports Concluding Remarks Appendix Choosing Computer Programs for Qualitative Data Analysis

About the Author

Matthew B. Miles, a social psychologist, had a career-long interest in strategies for educational reform. His work focused on planned change in education, group and organizational studies, and the dissemination and implementation of research findings. His first major research project was a four-year study of six new, innovative public schools. A. Michael Huberman's long-term interests were in scientific epistemology and adult cognition and knowledge use. His work focused on education policy, school reform, and the practical translation of research knowledge into effective school practice. His first extensive project was a four-year study of an experimental elementary school's implementation of Piagetian theories into classroom practice..