Qualitative research is growing in Asia and globally. In an Asian context, this requires an awareness of a completely different set of norms, practices, and expectations than those covered by books from a western perspective. This handbook truly celebrates these differences. Spanning the full research process, from philosophy and ethics to design and methods and through data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination, it focuses specifically on the practicalities needed to conduct effective and culturally responsive research in the Asian context.

This handbook extends beyond researchers actually in Asia and also speaks to researchers working with Asian participants, researching in Asian immigrant neighbourhoods, and studying the larger global topics like socioeconomic challenges, climate change, or technological advancement. This is the first book to focus specifically on qualitative research in the Asian context and includes diverse contributors from Asia such as the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Oman, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, and from other continents such as North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.

Section 1: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Asia

Section 2: Qualitative Research Designs

Section 3: Best Practices in Dealing with Qualitative Research Data

Section 4: Other Qualitative Research Topics

About the Author
Safary Wa-Mbaleka is an associate professor of leadership in higher education at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, where he teaches doctoral research courses fully online. He holds a PhD in instructional design for online learning and an EdD in curriculum and instruction. He has worked with online higher education since 2004. His experience with online education includes being a director of online education, director of online instructional design, instructional designer, in addition to designing and teaching online courses for different universities in different countries in the Americas, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. He was one of the 3 lead architects of the national standards and guidelines for online education as mandated by Kenya's Commission for University Education. He is a consultant for MasterCard Foundation e-Learning Africa Initiative. He has authored and co-authored more than 40 scholarly journal articles and more than 20 books and book chapters. Arceli H. Rosario, PhD, is a professor and chair of the Education Department of the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines. She has taught and served as an education leader at the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. At AIIAS, she teaches courses in TESOL and educational administration and advises theses and dissertations in both areas. She is also the president of the Asian Qualitative Research Association. She has conducted research studies on women leaders, leadership, Adventist church membership, and issues of marginalized groups and used different qualitative research designs. As part of her advocacy, she devotes time mentoring early career researchers.

Reviews
Within the ever-expanding field of qualitative research, the SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in the Asian Context is a timely, pragmatic and cutting-edge resource all in one volume. The editors have assembled scholars, seasoned to emerging, who represent a global perspective and allow one to think deeper when engaging with their contributions. This text is of immediate use to me in international consulting and my daily university work where I have the privilege to work with many and varied qualitative researchers who are in an Asian context. -- Maria Lahman



Book Information
ISBN 9781529779622
Author Safary Wa-Mbaleka
Format Hardback
Page Count 640
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 1270g