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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... specific research attitude. (2009: 462) These are tensions with which we, as editors and authors, have grappled in drafting both the first and second editions of this book. In relation to the former, we readily acknowledge that there ...
... specific research attitude. (2009: 462) These are tensions with which we, as editors and authors, have grappled in drafting both the first and second editions of this book. In relation to the former, we readily acknowledge that there ...
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... Specific data-generation methods – such 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 ...
... Specific data-generation methods – such 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 ...
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... specific ones. In very broad terms, social science has been shaped by two overarching ontological positions in relation to these issues – realism and idealism. Realism is based on the idea that there is an external reality which exists ...
... specific ones. In very broad terms, social science has been shaped by two overarching ontological positions in relation to these issues – realism and idealism. Realism is based on the idea that there is an external reality which exists ...
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... specific sets of philosophical beliefs and associated methodological preferences, can be overwhelming. So too can the multiple terms used to describe these – 'schools', 'traditions', 'interpretive frameworks', 'theoretical positions ...
... specific sets of philosophical beliefs and associated methodological preferences, can be overwhelming. So too can the multiple terms used to describe these – 'schools', 'traditions', 'interpretive frameworks', 'theoretical positions ...
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... specific research movements, drawing on theories including neo-Marxism and, subsequently, feminism, social models of disability, critical race theory, and 'queer theory', each of which maintain that social and cultural factors have a ...
... specific research movements, drawing on theories including neo-Marxism and, subsequently, feminism, social models of disability, critical race theory, and 'queer theory', each of which maintain that social and cultural factors have a ...
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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