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
... observation as method Observation for familiarisation Observation in a multi-method design Observation as a central method Collecting observation data Selecting what to observe Site arrangements Recording observation data Developing ...
... observation as method Observation for familiarisation Observation in a multi-method design Observation as a central method Collecting observation data Selecting what to observe Site arrangements Recording observation data Developing ...
Page xii
... Observation Visual data Generalising from Qualitative Research Jane Lewis, Jane Ritchie, Rachel Ormston and Gareth Morrell Approaches to generalisation Representational generalisation Inferential generalisation Theoretical ...
... Observation Visual data Generalising from Qualitative Research Jane Lewis, Jane Ritchie, Rachel Ormston and Gareth Morrell Approaches to generalisation Representational generalisation Inferential generalisation Theoretical ...
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... observational methods – while there is a tradition of observation going back to the very beginnings of qualitative research, we argue that its use in more applied, policy-focused research is still developing • the increased use of ...
... observational methods – while there is a tradition of observation going back to the very beginnings of qualitative research, we argue that its use in more applied, policy-focused research is still developing • the increased use of ...
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... observational methods, semi-structured and in-depth interviews, and focus groups – have been identified with qualitative research, although qualitative researchers vary considerably in the extent to which they use different methods. As ...
... observational methods, semi-structured and in-depth interviews, and focus groups – have been identified with qualitative research, although qualitative researchers vary considerably in the extent to which they use different methods. As ...
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... observations of the world. In contrast, those who argue that knowledge is acquired through deduction view knowledge acquisition as a 'topdown' process, whereby logically derived propositions or hypotheses are tested against observations ...
... observations of the world. In contrast, those who argue that knowledge is acquired through deduction view knowledge acquisition as a 'topdown' process, whereby logically derived propositions or hypotheses are tested against observations ...
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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