Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and ResearchersJane Ritchie, Jane Lewis, Professor of Social Policy Jane Lewis, Carol McNaughton Nicholls, Rachel Ormston Why use qualitative methods? What kinds of questions can qualitative methods help you answer? How do you actually do rigorous and reflective qualitative research in the real world? Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research from beginning to end - moving through design, sampling, data collection, analysis and reporting. In this fully revised second edition you will find: A practical account of how to carry out qualitative research which recognises a range of current approaches and applications A brand new chapter on ethics A brand new chapter on observational research Updated advice on using software when analysing your qualitative data New case studies which illustrate issues you may encounter and how problems have been tackled by other researchers. This book is an ideal guide for students, practitioners and researchers faced with the challenges of doing qualitative research in both applied and academic settings in messy real-life contexts. |
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... activities, ideas, or beliefs are described using participants' language and meanings (first-order concepts). A technical account is then 'abducted' from the lay accounts using the researcher's categories (second-order concepts). Box1.3 ...
... activities, ideas, or beliefs are described using participants' language and meanings (first-order concepts). A technical account is then 'abducted' from the lay accounts using the researcher's categories (second-order concepts). Box1.3 ...
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... activities, ideas or beliefs. Other epistemological concepts or positions relevant to qualitative research focus on the nature of knowledge or truth: •• Foundational vs. fallibilistic models of research-based knowledge – a foundational ...
... activities, ideas or beliefs. Other epistemological concepts or positions relevant to qualitative research focus on the nature of knowledge or truth: •• Foundational vs. fallibilistic models of research-based knowledge – a foundational ...
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... activity that also gained pace in the 1990s and 2000s surrounded the assessment of quality in qualitative research. Although there had been a long-standing debate about whether – and if so how – quality criteria for qualitative research ...
... activity that also gained pace in the 1990s and 2000s surrounded the assessment of quality in qualitative research. Although there had been a long-standing debate about whether – and if so how – quality criteria for qualitative research ...
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... activities? {{ what underlies different patterns of public response to economic recession? •• the origins or formation of events, experiences or occurrences {{ why does homelessness occur? {{ how do different systems for managing and ...
... activities? {{ what underlies different patterns of public response to economic recession? •• the origins or formation of events, experiences or occurrences {{ why does homelessness occur? {{ how do different systems for managing and ...
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... activity of its participants? {{ How do driver education schemes change behaviour? {{ What are the psychological consequences of holding asylum seekers in detention centres? •• Examine the nature of the requirements of different groups ...
... activity of its participants? {{ How do driver education schemes change behaviour? {{ What are the psychological consequences of holding asylum seekers in detention centres? •• Examine the nature of the requirements of different groups ...
Contents
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3 DESIGN ISSUES | 47 |
4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 77 |
5 DESIGNING AND SELECTING SAMPLES | 111 |
6 DESIGNING FIELDWORK | 147 |
7INDEPTH INTERVIEWS | 177 |
8 FOCUS GROUPS | 211 |
9 OBSERVATION | 243 |
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES | 269 |
11 ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE | 295 |
12 GENERALISING FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 347 |
13 WRITING UP QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 367 |
REFERENCES | 401 |
INDEX | 421 |
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