Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Getting into Qualitative Research 1. Introducing Qualitative Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Yeshiva University Fatherhood Project Part II: Planning Your First Research Study 2. Designing Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Haitian Fathers Study 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Research as Complementary Strategies Part III: Analyzing Your First Research Study 4. Coding 1: The Basic Ideas 5. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 1: Making the Text Manageable 6. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 2: Hearing What Was Said 7. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 3: Developing Theory 8.

Convincing Other People: The Issues Formerly Known as Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability Part IV: Designing and Analyzing Your Next Research Study 9. Designing Your Next Study Using Theoretical Sampling: The Promise Keeper Fathers 10. Analyzing Your Next Study Using Elaborative Coding: The Promise Keeper Fathers Part V: Final Thoughts 11. The "Why" of Qualitative Research: A Personal View Appendix A: Simplifying the Bookkeeping with Qualitative Data Analysis Programs Appendix B: The Haitian Fathers Study Appendix C: The Promise Keepers Study References Index About the Authors.