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 1992
... specific research attitude . ( 2009 : 462 ) These are tensions with which we , as editors and authors , have grappled in drafting both the first and second editions of this book . In relation to the former , we readily acknowledge that ...
... specific research attitude . ( 2009 : 462 ) These are tensions with which we , as editors and authors , have grappled in drafting both the first and second editions of this book . In relation to the former , we readily acknowledge that ...
Page 1994
... , a focus on processes , and the flexible nature of qualitative research design . Specific data - generation methods - - such as observational methods. Editor's preface to the second edition The Foundations of Qualitative Research,,,
... , a focus on processes , and the flexible nature of qualitative research design . Specific data - generation methods - - such as observational methods. Editor's preface to the second edition The Foundations of Qualitative Research,,,
Page 1995
... specific kinds of data , usually involving words or images rather than numbers . The volume and richness of qualitative data are often highlighted , as are the distinctive approaches qualitative researchers bring to analysis and ...
... specific kinds of data , usually involving words or images rather than numbers . The volume and richness of qualitative data are often highlighted , as are the distinctive approaches qualitative researchers bring to analysis and ...
Page 1999
... specific sets of philosophical beliefs and associated methodological preferences , can be overwhelming . So too can the multiple terms used to describe these ' schools ' , ' traditions ' , ' interpretive frameworks ' , ' theoretical ...
... specific sets of philosophical beliefs and associated methodological preferences , can be overwhelming . So too can the multiple terms used to describe these ' schools ' , ' traditions ' , ' interpretive frameworks ' , ' theoretical ...
Page 2001
... specific research movements , drawing on theories including neo - Marxism and , subsequently , feminism , social models of disability , critical race theory , and ' queer theory ' , each of which maintain that social and cultural ...
... specific research movements , drawing on theories including neo - Marxism and , subsequently , feminism , social models of disability , critical race theory , and ' queer theory ' , each of which maintain that social and cultural ...
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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