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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... Generalising from Qualitative Research Jane Lewis, Jane Ritchie, Rachel Ormston and Gareth Morrell Approaches to generalisation Representational generalisation Inferential generalisation Theoretical generalisation 277 279 282 282 282 ...
... Generalising from Qualitative Research Jane Lewis, Jane Ritchie, Rachel Ormston and Gareth Morrell Approaches to generalisation Representational generalisation Inferential generalisation Theoretical generalisation 277 279 282 282 282 ...
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... Generalising from qualitative data 359 Questions relating to the interpretive process 359 Questions relating to validation 362 Questions relating to the design and conduct of the research 362 13 Writing up Qualitative Research 367 ...
... Generalising from qualitative data 359 Questions relating to the interpretive process 359 Questions relating to validation 362 Questions relating to the design and conduct of the research 362 13 Writing up Qualitative Research 367 ...
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... produce a set of cumulative generalisations based on the critical sifting of data' (2011: 11). Box1.4 POSITIVISM AND POST-POSITIVISM Positivism (Willis, 2007), empiricism (Blaikie, 2007) the foundations of qualitative research 9.
... produce a set of cumulative generalisations based on the critical sifting of data' (2011: 11). Box1.4 POSITIVISM AND POST-POSITIVISM Positivism (Willis, 2007), empiricism (Blaikie, 2007) the foundations of qualitative research 9.
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... generalise from empirical instances to general laws •• Reality is unaffected by the research process, facts and values are separate, objective value-free inquiry is possible •• The methods used in the natural sciences are appropriate ...
... generalise from empirical instances to general laws •• Reality is unaffected by the research process, facts and values are separate, objective value-free inquiry is possible •• The methods used in the natural sciences are appropriate ...
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Contents
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27 | |
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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