“This book helps students from the first step of developing a conceptual framework through analysis, interpretation, and write-up of data. This is a terrific book.”
--Margaret Bentley, professor of nutrition and associate dean for public health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

“Will be immensely useful to all health social scientists working in international health as well as members of transdisciplinary teams of researchers trying to better understand what qualitative research brings to the table.”
--Mark Nichter, professor, University of Arizona, Tucson

“This book’s reader-friendly tone helped my Papua New Guinean students and colleagues learn the language of qualitative research and later to conduct rapid assessments of HIV and AIDS peer-education needs in their own communities.”
--Lawrence Hammar, senior research fellow, Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea

“The book’s clear presentation and refreshing absence of jargon makes it highly accessible to all wishing to make effective use of qualitative methods.”
--John Cleland, professor, Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

“Grounds qualitative theory in practical application and provides illustrative perspective from the field that can be used to promote critical thinking for nursing students.”
--Janice Smolowitz, assistant dean for clinical practice, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York