<I></I><P ALIGN="justify"><I>"On dissertation proposals on which I have served, Patton is by far the most cited qualitative research text." </I></P><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><DIR><I></I><P ALIGN="justify">Ian Baptiste, Penn State University</P><DIR><DIR><DIR><DIR><DIR><DIR><P ALIGN="justify">  </P></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR></DIR><P ALIGN="justify">The book that has been a resource and training tool for countless applied researchers, evaluators, and graduate students has been completely revised with hundreds of new examples and stories illuminating all aspects of qualitative inquiry. Patton has created the most comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date review of qualitative methods available.</P><P ALIGN="justify">  </P><I> </I><P ALIGN="justify"><I>"I am dazzled by the extent of the material that this book describes and clarifies. Patton has shifted the focus of the text t Minimize