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 1995
... interpretation , and the kinds of output that derive from qualitative research . In this context , qualitative research is often distinguished by the fact that hypotheses are commonly generated from analysis of the data rather than ...
... interpretation , and the kinds of output that derive from qualitative research . In this context , qualitative research is often distinguished by the fact that hypotheses are commonly generated from analysis of the data rather than ...
Page 1996
... interpretation . Some early commentators believed that the social world was similar to the physical world and was ... interpret their data , they cannot approach this with a blank mind . Even if they are not testing a hypothesis , the ...
... interpretation . Some early commentators believed that the social world was similar to the physical world and was ... interpret their data , they cannot approach this with a blank mind . Even if they are not testing a hypothesis , the ...
Page 1997
... interpretation is true if it leads to , or provides assistance to take , actions that produce the desired or predicted results . POSITIVISM AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD In the context of describing the philosophical underpinnings of ...
... interpretation is true if it leads to , or provides assistance to take , actions that produce the desired or predicted results . POSITIVISM AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD In the context of describing the philosophical underpinnings of ...
Page 1999
... interpretation of the social world and the significance of both participants ' and the investigator's interpretations and understanding of the phenomenon being studied . Another key contributor to the development of interpretivist ...
... interpretation of the social world and the significance of both participants ' and the investigator's interpretations and understanding of the phenomenon being studied . Another key contributor to the development of interpretivist ...
Page 2000
... interpretation as well as observation in understanding the social world is known as ' interpretivism ' . This has ... interpretations people attach to their social actions and environments as means of understanding human behaviour . As ...
... interpretation as well as observation in understanding the social world is known as ' interpretivism ' . This has ... interpretations people attach to their social actions and environments as means of understanding human behaviour . As ...
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