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To Calla Quinn, my first grandchild, born during the gestation of this book, the fifth generation in our family line to carry the middle name Quinn, two before me, two after me, and the first female to do so. Whatever the future holds, uncertain as it inherently is, new opportunities worthy of, and in need of, in-depth qualitative inquiry and illumination are sure to emerge. Copyright © 2015 by SAGE Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Patton, Michael Quinn. [Qualitative evaluation methods] Qualitative research & evaluation methods : integrating theory and practice / Michael Quinn Patton.— Fourth edition. pages cm Revised edition of the author’s Qualitative evaluation methods. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4129-7212-3 (alk. paper) 1. Social science......