Doing Naturalistic Inquiry is the practical text designed to help beginning researchers apply the constructivist paradigm. Based upon the theoretical work of Lincoln and Guba in developing the naturalistic -- or constructivist -- paradigm, Erlandson and his colleagues show the readers how these ideas shape the practice of conducting alternative paradigm research. The book covers the research process from design, through data collection analysis and presentation, and covers important issues generally minimized in positivist research texts -- ethics, trustworthiness and authenticity. Cases from a wide variety of disciplines demonstrate the efficacy of the methods described.
Doing Naturalistic Inquiry is an important teaching tool for anyone using a constructivist lens on research.