Padayon : applied research : an introduction to qualitative research methods and report writing / Ma. Lourdes F. Melegrito [and] Diana J. Mendoza ; Ronaldo B. Mactal, project director

Chapter I. Nature of inquiry and research -- Chapter II. Qualitative research and its importance in daily life -- Chapter III. Identifying the inquiry and stating the problem -- Chapter IV. Learning from others and reviewing the literature -- Chapter V. Understanding data and ways to systematically collect data -- Chapter VI. Finding answers through data collection -- Chapter VII. Analyzing the meaning of the data and drawing conclusions -- Chapter VIII. Reporting and sharing research findings.

"Applied research: an introduction to qualitative research methods and report writing provides basic yet intellectually stimulating textbook on qualitative research. It accompanies the students in an interesting research journey from the first phase of doing research, that is "identifying the inquiry and stating the problem" to "Learning from others and reviewing the literature", then to "understanding data and ways to systematically collect data, to "finding answers through data collection," to "analyzing meaning of the data and drawing conclusions," and finally, to "reporting and sharing research findings." -- Excerpt from the preface