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
... diverse ... Second , introductions to methods might obscure instead of highlight the idea that qualitative research is not merely an application of methods in the sense of technologies . It is not only the tension of technique and art ...
... diverse ... Second , introductions to methods might obscure instead of highlight the idea that qualitative research is not merely an application of methods in the sense of technologies . It is not only the tension of technique and art ...
Page 1994
... diversity and the sometimes conflicting nature of underlying assumptions about its inherent qualities , a number of writers have attempted to capture the essence or defining characteristics of qualitative research ( see for example ...
... diversity and the sometimes conflicting nature of underlying assumptions about its inherent qualities , a number of writers have attempted to capture the essence or defining characteristics of qualitative research ( see for example ...
Page 2002
... diversity of theoretical positions and approaches that now exist in qualitative research , Box 1.6 summaries the aims and disciplinary origins of some of the key traditions that have developed over the twentieth and twenty - first ...
... diversity of theoretical positions and approaches that now exist in qualitative research , Box 1.6 summaries the aims and disciplinary origins of some of the key traditions that have developed over the twentieth and twenty - first ...
Page 1987
... diverse and continually evolving . Whether associated with a particular label or not , adopting an approach that draws on many different traditions should not imply that there are no theoretical or philosophical considerations ...
... diverse and continually evolving . Whether associated with a particular label or not , adopting an approach that draws on many different traditions should not imply that there are no theoretical or philosophical considerations ...
Page 1987
... diversity of phenomena , though not in relation to their prevalence . Almost universally the aim of the qualitative studies we undertake is to produce meaningful qualitative evidence that has relevance for wider application beyond the ...
... diversity of phenomena , though not in relation to their prevalence . Almost universally the aim of the qualitative studies we undertake is to produce meaningful qualitative evidence that has relevance for wider application beyond the ...
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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