An Introduction to Qualitative Research
Chapter 3: Theoretical Frameworks
This article outlines a multi-perspective comparative approach to qualitative research.
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Maxwell, J. & Chmiel, M. (2014). Notes toward a theory of qualitative data analysis.
This chapter outlines theoretical assumptions of qualitative data analysis, which give some orientation about how to conceive qualitative research in general from a critical realist perspective.
Maxwell, J., & Chmiel, M. (2014). Notes toward a theory of qualitative data analysis. In U. Flick (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of qualitative data analysis (pp. 21–34). Sage.
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