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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... involved in the development of UK implementation science and practice as a Director at the Colebrooke Centre for Evidence and Implementation. Carol McNaughton Nicholls is a Senior Research Director in the Crime and Justice Team at ...
... involved in the development of UK implementation science and practice as a Director at the Colebrooke Centre for Evidence and Implementation. Carol McNaughton Nicholls is a Senior Research Director in the Crime and Justice Team at ...
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... involved in analysing this data and turning your findings into evidence that will stand up to external scrutiny? While many textbooks covered the theory of qualitative research and general approaches to conducting it, it seemed that ...
... involved in analysing this data and turning your findings into evidence that will stand up to external scrutiny? While many textbooks covered the theory of qualitative research and general approaches to conducting it, it seemed that ...
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... involved (researchers, funders, participants, etc.) take. Some writers argue that different methodological approaches are underpinned by particular philosophical or theoretical assumptions and that researchers should maintain ...
... involved (researchers, funders, participants, etc.) take. Some writers argue that different methodological approaches are underpinned by particular philosophical or theoretical assumptions and that researchers should maintain ...
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... involvement' (where users are involved in the research process in some capacity) to include 'userled' or 'user-controlled' research (Wallcraft et al., 2009). Growing from interest in the 'active citizen' and in advancing the influence ...
... involvement' (where users are involved in the research process in some capacity) to include 'userled' or 'user-controlled' research (Wallcraft et al., 2009). Growing from interest in the 'active citizen' and in advancing the influence ...
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... involvement with maintaining quality (see for example discussion in Brownlie et al., 2006). Alongside moves to increase the role and power of participants and the communities being studied more generally, the importance of 'situating ...
... involvement with maintaining quality (see for example discussion in Brownlie et al., 2006). Alongside moves to increase the role and power of participants and the communities being studied more generally, the importance of 'situating ...
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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