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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... themes: children and young people, society and social change, crime and justice, health and well-being, and income and work. NatCen Social Research specialises in the development and application of rigorous social research methods, with ...
... themes: children and young people, society and social change, crime and justice, health and well-being, and income and work. NatCen Social Research specialises in the development and application of rigorous social research methods, with ...
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... theme from people who attended our qualitative research training courses was that they would like more practical advice. How do you actually put together a coherent topic guide? How do you design and select an effective sample? Once you ...
... theme from people who attended our qualitative research training courses was that they would like more practical advice. How do you actually put together a coherent topic guide? How do you design and select an effective sample? Once you ...
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... themes. •• Openness to emergent categories and theories at the analysis and interpretation stage. •• Outputs that include detailed descriptions of the phenomena being researched, grounded in the perspectives and accounts of participants ...
... themes. •• Openness to emergent categories and theories at the analysis and interpretation stage. •• Outputs that include detailed descriptions of the phenomena being researched, grounded in the perspectives and accounts of participants ...
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... themes and avoid the risk of 'ideological hegemony' (Becker, 1986). This refers to certain concepts being repeatedly presented in such similar ways in the existing literature that researchers uncritically adopt and recreate this ...
... themes and avoid the risk of 'ideological hegemony' (Becker, 1986). This refers to certain concepts being repeatedly presented in such similar ways in the existing literature that researchers uncritically adopt and recreate this ...
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... themes added as appropriate), and if new and old data are displayed side by side. •• Reporting: it is also necessary to consider whether interim reporting on the first wave of research carried out will be useful, or whether reporting ...
... themes added as appropriate), and if new and old data are displayed side by side. •• Reporting: it is also necessary to consider whether interim reporting on the first wave of research carried out will be useful, or whether reporting ...
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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