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 1994
... exploring phenomena ' from the interior ' ( Flick , 2009 ) and taking the perspectives and accounts of research participants as a starting point . Denzin and Lincoln propose that in spite of the inherent diversity within qualitative ...
... exploring phenomena ' from the interior ' ( Flick , 2009 ) and taking the perspectives and accounts of research participants as a starting point . Denzin and Lincoln propose that in spite of the inherent diversity within qualitative ...
Page 1999
... explore ' lived experiences ' in order to reveal the connections between the social , cultural and historical ... exploring and understanding the social world of the people being studied , focusing on their meanings and interpretations ...
... explore ' lived experiences ' in order to reveal the connections between the social , cultural and historical ... exploring and understanding the social world of the people being studied , focusing on their meanings and interpretations ...
Page 2000
... explore and interpret the meanings attached and the ' sense ' that is made of them , plays an increasingly central role in psychological qualitative research ( Smith et al . , 2009 ) . Other predominant methodologies include grounded ...
... explore and interpret the meanings attached and the ' sense ' that is made of them , plays an increasingly central role in psychological qualitative research ( Smith et al . , 2009 ) . Other predominant methodologies include grounded ...
Page 1987
... Exploring the underlying structure of behavioural acts by investigating the meaning people attach to them . Exploring the conditions under which a human product ( e.g. a text ) was produced or act took place in order to interpret its ...
... Exploring the underlying structure of behavioural acts by investigating the meaning people attach to them . Exploring the conditions under which a human product ( e.g. a text ) was produced or act took place in order to interpret its ...
Page 1987
... explore and understand the social world through the participants ' and their own perspectives ; and explanations can only be offered at the level of meaning rather than cause . Qualitative research is largely associated with ...
... explore and understand the social world through the participants ' and their own perspectives ; and explanations can only be offered at the level of meaning rather than cause . Qualitative research is largely associated with ...
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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