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 1992
... approaches ) are incorporated as part of existing chapters . For more detail on these new or developing methods , we ... approach to qualitative research . This emphasises our commitment to realism , argues that qualitative research can ...
... approaches ) are incorporated as part of existing chapters . For more detail on these new or developing methods , we ... approach to qualitative research . This emphasises our commitment to realism , argues that qualitative research can ...
Page 1994
... approach within the broader field of qualitative research in order to assess its potential value for their own purposes . We have provided a broad indication of our ' approach ' at the end of the chapter . THE NATURE OF QUALITATIVE ...
... approach within the broader field of qualitative research in order to assess its potential value for their own purposes . We have provided a broad indication of our ' approach ' at the end of the chapter . THE NATURE OF QUALITATIVE ...
Page 1995
... approaches qualitative researchers bring to analysis and interpretation , and the kinds of output that derive from ... approach , where the role and perspective of the researcher in the research process is acknowledged . For some ...
... approaches qualitative researchers bring to analysis and interpretation , and the kinds of output that derive from ... approach , where the role and perspective of the researcher in the research process is acknowledged . For some ...
Page 1997
... approach to knowledge . It starts with a theory from which a hypothesis is derived and applied to observations about the world . The hypothesis will then be confirmed or rejected , thereby strengthening or weakening the theory . Blaikie ...
... approach to knowledge . It starts with a theory from which a hypothesis is derived and applied to observations about the world . The hypothesis will then be confirmed or rejected , thereby strengthening or weakening the theory . Blaikie ...
Page 1998
... approach in which hypotheses were first derived from theory and then tested empirically . Although Popper himself advocated the use of falsification so that ( null ) hypotheses were set up in the hope that they would be rejected , many ...
... approach in which hypotheses were first derived from theory and then tested empirically . Although Popper himself advocated the use of falsification so that ( null ) hypotheses were set up in the hope that they would be rejected , many ...
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