Qualitative Research for Education, 5e, provides a background for understanding the uses of qualitative research in education, examines its theoretical and historical underpinnings and discusses specific methods for conducting research. Special attention has been paid to showcase important Indian studies related to pedagogy, teacher education and policy research; Indian connections and social survey movement; holistic ethnography and phenomenological analysis; designing qualitative studies and qualitative interviewing; methodological mixes and triangulation.

The edition begins with a broad discussion of what qualitative research is and how it relates to education, looking at both the theoretical and historical concepts. In the next four chapters, the concepts are applied to the actual practices of design, fieldwork, data collection and data analysis. From there, it proceeds to writing up findings. In the last chapter, it focuses on a special set of cases in qualitative research in education—applied research. In this chapter, evaluation, action and practitioner research have been discussed.