Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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James Beebe, retired professor of leadership studies at Gonzaga University and director of the Center for Rapid Qualitative Inquiry,is a social activist and an applied social scientist whose more than twenty years of experience includes service as a foreign service officer with USAID, researcher, and consultant in developing countries. He is currently a visiting researcher in the anthropology department at Portland State University.
Detailed Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
1—The Basic Concepts of Rapid Qualitative Inquiry (RQI)
2—Getting the Insiders’ Perspectives
3—Data Collection—Multiple Data Sources
4—Iterative Analysis and Additional Data Collection
5—Teamwork for Data Collection and Data Analysis
6—Credibility and Trusting RQI
7—Technology for Improving and Speeding Up RQI, by Lauren Angelone
8—Who Benefits, Who Pays, and Who Calls the Tune
9—Rapid Research and the RQI Family Tree
10—Key Points Relating to Rigor and the Future of RQI
Appendix A—Executive Summary, Community College RAP/RQI
Appendix B—Executive Summary, Polish State Farms RAP/RQI
Appendix C—RQI Training for Practitioners and Students
Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Author
The RAP/RQI approach is a tool in the practitioner’s kit, and this book is an excellent introduction to the perspective and approach. It also provides an easily accessible introduction to students in methods classes because it is possible to conduct one or more complete studies through the course of a semester-long class. The book is to be recommended.
— Qualitative Health Research
Beebe’s Rapid Qualitative Inquiry is a timely addition to the contemporary applied anthropologist’s
skillset and toolbox. This book is a must read for interdisciplinary teams conducting
timely and responsible research that seeks to identify and solve real-world problems in the
twenty-first century.
— Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri, University of Texas at El Paso
We need more books like this! In addition to the ample discussion of how to do this kind of
research—including extensive examples of real researchers using RAP/RQI—Beebe delves into
the why issues in a way that I have rarely seen.
— Juliana McDonald, University of Kentucky
This is a great book which will be immensely useful to established and new researchers alike.
— Timothy Dye, University of Rochester
Rapid Qualitative Inquiry: A Field Guide to Team-Based Assessment, Second Edition, is a significant expansion of and evolution from Beebe’s 2001 Rapid Assessment Process: An Introduction.
New features
Significant update and expansion of the concepts of Rapid Assessment Process (RAP) based on the experience of users and advances in the field of qualitative research.
A new chapter devoted to the implications of the “insider’s perspective” for developing understanding of complex situation.
Expanded discussion of how case study and ethnographic approaches contribute to RQI.
A new chapter on using technology to improve the rigor and speed of RQI.
New concluding chapter highlights key points relating to rigor and considers the future of RQI.
An expanded Appendix on mastering the skills and attitudes for team-based qualitative research with special attention to the use of the educational activity, Mini-RAP.