The Sage handbook of qualitative research / editors, Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the discipline and practice of qualitative research / Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln
Locating the field
Revitalizing universities by reinventing the social sciences: Bildung and action research / Morten Levin, Davydd Greenwood
A history of qualitative inquiry in social and educational research / Frederick Erickson
Ethics and politics in qualitative research / Clifford G. Christians
Ethics, research regulations, and critical social science / Gaile S. Cannella, Yvonna S. Lincoln
Paradigms and perspectives in contention
Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, and emerging confluences, revisited / Yvonna S. Lincoln, Susan A. Lynham, Egon G. Guba
Feminist qualitative research in the millennium's first decade: developments, challenges, prospects / Virginia Olesen

Presenting the state of the art for the theory and practice of qualitative inquiry, this landmark Handbook has been a publishing phenomenon in the human sciences since it first released in 1994. As with earlier editions, the Fourth Edition is virtually a new volume. Representing the best thinking from top scholars from around the world, the new edition continues the book's tradition of synthesizing an existing literature, defining the present, and shaping the future of qualitative research. The editors and contributors address issues of social justice and examine how people's struggles can inform public issues and in turn be transformed into social policy. Their writings are underpinned by a critical framework, and they are committed to addressing inequalities. As with previous editions, their aim is to show how the practices of qualitative research can effect change in the world