Includes bibliographical references

Chapter 1: Nature of inquiry and research -- Lesson 1: Doing research in everyday life -- Chapter 2: Qualitative research and its importance in daily life -- Lesson 2: Qualitative research and me -- Chapter 3: Identifying the inquiry and stating the problem -- Lesson 3: Asking the right question -- Lesson 4: Stating the problem -- Chapter 4: Learning from others and reviewing the literature -- Lesson 5: Reviewing and learning from related literature -- Chapter 5: Understanding data and ways to systematically collect them -- Lesson 6: Putting things in perspective through research design -- Lesson 7: Identifying the participants -- Lesson 8: Collecting and processing of data -- Chapter 6: Finding answers through data collection -- Lesson 9: Using right tools for data collection -- Chapter 7: Analyzing the meaning of the data and drawing conclusions -- Lesson 10: Making sense of the data -- Chapter 8: Reporting and sharing the findings -- Lesson 11: Answering the research questions -- Lessons 12: Preparing reports in qualitative research -- Lesson 13: Sharing of findings.