Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and ResearchersJane Ritchie, 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:
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Page 1991
... research community. The practice of qualitative research has inevitably evolved over the last decade, and in this new edition we reflect on what we see as some of the key issues, including: the increase in interest in Participatory Action ...
... research community. The practice of qualitative research has inevitably evolved over the last decade, and in this new edition we reflect on what we see as some of the key issues, including: the increase in interest in Participatory Action ...
Page 2001
... researchers were developing ways to involve the study population in setting the research agenda ( Reason , 1994 ; Reason and Rowan , 1981 ; Whyte , 1991 ) . One example of this was the development of ' participatory ( action ) research ...
... researchers were developing ways to involve the study population in setting the research agenda ( Reason , 1994 ; Reason and Rowan , 1981 ; Whyte , 1991 ) . One example of this was the development of ' participatory ( action ) research ...
Page 1987
... Participatory action research , user - led psychology , sociology Based on a collaborative approach with participants and aimed at enacting positive change for those involved . research some ontological and epistemological stances are ...
... Participatory action research , user - led psychology , sociology Based on a collaborative approach with participants and aimed at enacting positive change for those involved . research some ontological and epistemological stances are ...
Page 1987
... Participatory Action Research (PAR), introduced in Chapter 1, can be framed as a particular approach to generating new contributions to social and political debate which builds on the idea that participants are experts on their own ...
... Participatory Action Research (PAR), introduced in Chapter 1, can be framed as a particular approach to generating new contributions to social and political debate which builds on the idea that participants are experts on their own ...
Page 1987
... research. In this chapter we begin a series of chapters on practical aspects of research, starting with design. A good ... participatory action research 6. resourcing and timetabling. The chapter that follows looks at research ethics ...
... research. In this chapter we begin a series of chapters on practical aspects of research, starting with design. A good ... participatory action research 6. resourcing and timetabling. The chapter that follows looks at research ethics ...
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accessed accounts analysis analytic approach asking behaviour CAQDAS challenge Chapter concepts conducted consent consider context conversation analysis criteria data collection Denzin described detail developed diversity edition ensure ethical ethnography evaluation evidence example experiences explanations explore factors fieldnotes fieldwork findings focus groups framework further gambling gatekeepers generalisation grounded theory group discussions Hammersley identified impact important in-depth interviews individual informed consent interaction interpretation involved issues Kvale linkage London McNaughton Nicholls means NatCen Social Research observation organisation participatory action research particular perspectives phenomena potential practice problem gambling qualitative data qualitative data analysis qualitative methods qualitative research quantitative relevant Research Methods research questions research study researcher's response role Sage sample frame selection Silverman social world specific stage strategies study population summary thematic themes theoretical theoretical sampling theory Thousand Oaks topic guide types typology understanding views