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
... 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 research , it ...
... 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 research , it ...
Page 1997
... phenomena being researched are seen as independent of and unaffected by the behaviour of the researcher . Consequently the researcher can be objective in their approach and the investigation can be viewed as value free . While some ...
... phenomena being researched are seen as independent of and unaffected by the behaviour of the researcher . Consequently the researcher can be objective in their approach and the investigation can be viewed as value free . While some ...
Page 2002
... phenomena in the context of people's own accounts of their personal development and histories , but also because of the challenges of ' user - led ' investigations . The attraction of narrative approaches has meant that they are now ...
... phenomena in the context of people's own accounts of their personal development and histories , but also because of the challenges of ' user - led ' investigations . The attraction of narrative approaches has meant that they are now ...
Page 1987
... sufficiently focused to inform policy planning and implementation . In responding to such requirements NatCen Social Research has developed. THE ' APPROACH ' WITHIN THIS BOOK develop new conceptions or understandings of social phenomena.
... sufficiently focused to inform policy planning and implementation . In responding to such requirements NatCen Social Research has developed. THE ' APPROACH ' WITHIN THIS BOOK develop new conceptions or understandings of social phenomena.
Page 1987
... phenomena as experienced by the study population , in fine - tuned detail and in the study participants ' own terms ... phenomenon , for example 。 how do parents define ' good behaviour ' in their children ; how do their children define ...
... phenomena as experienced by the study population , in fine - tuned detail and in the study participants ' own terms ... phenomenon , for example 。 how do parents define ' good behaviour ' in their children ; how do their children define ...
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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