2nd Edition

Modes of Thinking for Qualitative Data Analysis

By Melissa Freeman Copyright 2025
192 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Modes of Thinking for Qualitative Data Analysis offers a creative and comparative account of the conceptual and philosophical underpinnings of six prominent analytical movements used by interdisciplinary qualitative researchers: Categorical thinking, narrative thinking, dialectical thinking, poetic thinking, diffractive thinking, and decolonial thinking. Each “mode of thinking” engages in a... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Modes of Thinking  3. Categorical Thinking  4. Narrative Thinking  5. Dialectical Thinking  6. Poetic Thinking  7. Diffractive Thinking  8. Decolonial Thinking

Biography

Melissa Freeman is Professor of Qualitative Research Methodologies in the Mary Frances Early College of Education at The University of Georgia (UGA), USA