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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... example Bannister and Mair, 1968; Harré and Secorde, 1972; Kelly, 1955). Other long-standing strands of enquiry took place in ethogenics, concerned with the roles and rules through which people choose to act or not act (Harré and ...
... example Bannister and Mair, 1968; Harré and Secorde, 1972; Kelly, 1955). Other long-standing strands of enquiry took place in ethogenics, concerned with the roles and rules through which people choose to act or not act (Harré and ...
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... example, distinctions are often made between the functions of theory building, hypotheses testing and content illumination. Alternatively, in applied research, the policy-making cycle is sometimes used to define the different types of ...
... example, distinctions are often made between the functions of theory building, hypotheses testing and content illumination. Alternatively, in applied research, the policy-making cycle is sometimes used to define the different types of ...
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... example {{ What does a programme of support for young mothers involve in practice? What are all the inputs? What are the mechanisms through which it is expected that the programme will deliver its planned results? {{ Under what ...
... example {{ What does a programme of support for young mothers involve in practice? What are all the inputs? What are the mechanisms through which it is expected that the programme will deliver its planned results? {{ Under what ...
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... example, teenage use of drugs); or where refinements to understanding are needed (for example, changing understandings of citizenship in a multicultural society). The open and generative nature of qualitative methods allow the ...
... example, teenage use of drugs); or where refinements to understanding are needed (for example, changing understandings of citizenship in a multicultural society). The open and generative nature of qualitative methods allow the ...
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... example, feelings about becoming a parent for the first time). The nature of such phenomena makes it likely that participants will need very delicate and responsive questioning – and time – to explore the issues for themselves. This ...
... example, feelings about becoming a parent for the first time). The nature of such phenomena makes it likely that participants will need very delicate and responsive questioning – and time – to explore the issues for themselves. This ...
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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