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 1996
... ( individual ) constructions . An underlying ontological question concerns whether the social and natural worlds exist in similar ways or whether the social world is fundamentally different because it is open to subjective interpretation ...
... ( individual ) constructions . An underlying ontological question concerns whether the social and natural worlds exist in similar ways or whether the social world is fundamentally different because it is open to subjective interpretation ...
Page 1987
... individuals . We recognise the critical importance of participants ' own interpretations of the issues researched ... individual participants – drawing on researchers ' interpretations or on wider theories – great importance is placed ...
... individuals . We recognise the critical importance of participants ' own interpretations of the issues researched ... individual participants – drawing on researchers ' interpretations or on wider theories – great importance is placed ...
Page 1987
... individual participants . Virtually any subject matter could turn out to raise sensitivities , depending on the circumstances or experiences of the person concerned . But there are also subjects which , by their very nature , are likely ...
... individual participants . Virtually any subject matter could turn out to raise sensitivities , depending on the circumstances or experiences of the person concerned . But there are also subjects which , by their very nature , are likely ...
Page 1987
... individual interviews and focus groups are often used in the same study . For example , focus groups might be used as an initial stage to raise and begin to explore relevant issues which will then be taken forward through in - depth ...
... individual interviews and focus groups are often used in the same study . For example , focus groups might be used as an initial stage to raise and begin to explore relevant issues which will then be taken forward through in - depth ...
Page 2006
... individual interviews or focus groups . Data generated via these methods are based on verbal communication and spoken narratives . The value of these methods is founded on the belief that participants are individuals who actively ...
... individual interviews or focus groups . Data generated via these methods are based on verbal communication and spoken narratives . The value of these methods is founded on the belief that participants are individuals who actively ...
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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