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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Page xi
... diversity of view Challenging social norms and apparent consensus Group composition and size Heterogeneity versus homogeneity Strangers, acquaintances and pre-existing groups Group size Practicalities in organising the group Time and ...
... diversity of view Challenging social norms and apparent consensus Group composition and size Heterogeneity versus homogeneity Strangers, acquaintances and pre-existing groups Group size Practicalities in organising the group Time and ...
Page xiii
... diversity 373 Length in written accounts 373 Explaining the boundaries of qualitative research 373 Writing up qualitative research findings 373 Preparing to write 373 Deciding on a narrative and structure 374 Reporting voice and ...
... diversity 373 Length in written accounts 373 Explaining the boundaries of qualitative research 373 Writing up qualitative research findings 373 Preparing to write 373 Deciding on a narrative and structure 374 Reporting voice and ...
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... diverse ... Second, introductions to methods might obscure instead of highlight the idea that qualitative research is not merely an application of methods in the sense of technologies. It is not only the tension of technique and art in ...
... diverse ... Second, introductions to methods might obscure instead of highlight the idea that qualitative research is not merely an application of methods in the sense of technologies. It is not only the tension of technique and art in ...
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... diversity and the sometimes conflicting nature of underlying assumptions about its inherent qualities, a number of writers have attempted to capture the essence or defining characteristics of qualitative research (see for example ...
... diversity and the sometimes conflicting nature of underlying assumptions about its inherent qualities, a number of writers have attempted to capture the essence or defining characteristics of qualitative research (see for example ...
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... diversity of theoretical positions and approaches that now exist in qualitative research, Box 1.6 summaries the aims and disciplinary origins of some of the key traditions that have developed over the twentieth and twenty-first ...
... diversity of theoretical positions and approaches that now exist in qualitative research, Box 1.6 summaries the aims and disciplinary origins of some of the key traditions that have developed over the twentieth and twenty-first ...
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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