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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... analytic journey 224 227 227 229 229 231 231 233 233 234 236 237 237 238 238 239 9 243 245 245 247 248 249 249 250 252 253 253 257 259 259 261 263 263 264 264 265 269 270 271 275 11 12 A question of terminology Formal analysis Data ...
... analytic journey 224 227 227 229 229 231 231 233 233 234 236 237 237 238 238 239 9 243 245 245 247 248 249 249 250 252 253 253 257 259 259 261 263 263 264 264 265 269 270 271 275 11 12 A question of terminology Formal analysis Data ...
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... analytic process Computer-assisted qualitative analysis Using CAQDAS Benefits of CAQDAS The debate about CAQDAS Choosing a software package Analysis in Practice Liz Spencer, Jane Ritchie, William O'Connor, Gareth Morrell and Rachel ...
... analytic process Computer-assisted qualitative analysis Using CAQDAS Benefits of CAQDAS The debate about CAQDAS Choosing a software package Analysis in Practice Liz Spencer, Jane Ritchie, William O'Connor, Gareth Morrell and Rachel ...
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... until 1998. She was one of the originators of the qualitative analytic tool, Framework, and teaches and writes about qualitative methods. Jane Lewis was Director of the Qualitative Research Unit at. xv NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS.
... until 1998. She was one of the originators of the qualitative analytic tool, Framework, and teaches and writes about qualitative methods. Jane Lewis was Director of the Qualitative Research Unit at. xv NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS.
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... analytical categories they have employed will have been influenced by assumptions deductively derived from previous work in their field. Similarly, deductive researchers setting out to test a hypothesis will have drawn on a body of ...
... analytical categories they have employed will have been influenced by assumptions deductively derived from previous work in their field. Similarly, deductive researchers setting out to test a hypothesis will have drawn on a body of ...
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... analytical capacity. Another idea which had important implications for social research was proposed by seventeenth-century writers such as Isaac Newton and Francis Bacon who asserted that knowledge about the world can be acquired ...
... analytical capacity. Another idea which had important implications for social research was proposed by seventeenth-century writers such as Isaac Newton and Francis Bacon who asserted that knowledge about the world can be acquired ...
Contents
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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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