Carl F. Auerbach is a Professors of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where he codirect the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.Louise Silverstein is a former president of the APA's Division of Family Psychology. She is Professor of Psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology at Yeshiva University, where she co-directs the Yeshiva Fatherhood Project.

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• Preface AcknowledgmentsPart I: Getting into Qualitative Research1. Introducing Qualitative Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Yeshiva University Fatherhood ProjectPart II: Planning Your First Research Study2. Designing Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Haitian Fathers Study3. Qualitative and Quantitative Research as Complementary Strategies Part III: Analyzing Your First Research Study4. Coding 1: The Basic Ideas 5. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 1: Making the Text Manageable 6. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 2: Hearing What Was Said 7. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 3: Developing Theory 8. Convincing Other People: The Issues Formerly Known as Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability Part IV: Designing and Analyzing Your Next Research Study9. Designing Your Next Study Using Theoretical Sampling: The Promise Keeper Fathers 10. Analyzing Your Next Study Using Elaborative Coding: The Promise Keeper Fathers Part V: Final Thoughts11. The "Why" of Qualitative Research: A Personal View Appendix A: Simplifying the Bookkeeping with Qualitative Data Analysis Programs Appendix B: The Haitian Fathers Study Appendix C: The Promise Keepers Study References Index About the Authors