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
... involve using evidence as the genesis of a conclusion – evidence is collected first , and knowledge and theories built from this . Deductive processes use evidence in support of a conclusion ... involves building knowledge from the bottom up.
... involve using evidence as the genesis of a conclusion – evidence is collected first , and knowledge and theories built from this . Deductive processes use evidence in support of a conclusion ... involves building knowledge from the bottom up.
Page 1997
... involves the researcher identifying the structures or mechanisms that may have produced patterns in the data , trying different models for ' fit ' • Abductive logic involves ' abducting ' a technical account , using the researchers ...
... involves the researcher identifying the structures or mechanisms that may have produced patterns in the data , trying different models for ' fit ' • Abductive logic involves ' abducting ' a technical account , using the researchers ...
Page 2000
... involves understanding the social world or culture - the shared behaviours , beliefs and values – of particular groups , typically via immersion in their community . Early examples of ethnographers include Malinowski , Radcliffe - Brown ...
... involves understanding the social world or culture - the shared behaviours , beliefs and values – of particular groups , typically via immersion in their community . Early examples of ethnographers include Malinowski , Radcliffe - Brown ...
Page 1987
... involves an initial idea (which may be more or less clearly defined). The researcher will have personal theories or hunches, which should then be developed through review of existing theory, research and literature (Marshall and Rossman ...
... involves an initial idea (which may be more or less clearly defined). The researcher will have personal theories or hunches, which should then be developed through review of existing theory, research and literature (Marshall and Rossman ...
Page 2004
... involves , and to be clear about how they build on , and might add to , what has been generated by previous research . Although early ideas inform the initial design , the relationship between design , data and theory is dynamic ...
... involves , and to be clear about how they build on , and might add to , what has been generated by previous research . Although early ideas inform the initial design , the relationship between design , data and theory is dynamic ...
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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