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 1997
... to take , actions that produce the desired or predicted results . POSITIVISM AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD In the context of describing the philosophical underpinnings of research , a little needs to be said about the advancement of ...
... to take , actions that produce the desired or predicted results . POSITIVISM AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD In the context of describing the philosophical underpinnings of research , a little needs to be said about the advancement of ...
Page 2002
... to take a broadly social constructionist approach , while integrating more macro elements related to social , economic , political or policy contexts if they wish . Alongside such views some researchers stress that qualitative and ...
... to take a broadly social constructionist approach , while integrating more macro elements related to social , economic , political or policy contexts if they wish . Alongside such views some researchers stress that qualitative and ...
Page 2004
... to take from this , as Janesick has written , is that qualitative researchers should have ' open but not empty minds ' ( 2000 : 384 ) . Researchers have to design their research with a clear aim , structure and plan in place , but one ...
... to take from this , as Janesick has written , is that qualitative researchers should have ' open but not empty minds ' ( 2000 : 384 ) . Researchers have to design their research with a clear aim , structure and plan in place , but one ...
Page 2007
... to take into account when choosing between the three methods explored in more detail in subsequent chapters. These are one-to-one in-depth interviews, group discussions and observations. Using. the. Internet. to. Collect. Data. The Internet ...
... to take into account when choosing between the three methods explored in more detail in subsequent chapters. These are one-to-one in-depth interviews, group discussions and observations. Using. the. Internet. to. Collect. Data. The Internet ...
Page 2013
... to take part in a study - but the imperative to ensure that a diverse and high- quality sample is achieved might ... to take part in research . It leaves questions as to whether participants would always recognise themselves in the ...
... to take part in a study - but the imperative to ensure that a diverse and high- quality sample is achieved might ... to take part in research . It leaves questions as to whether participants would always recognise themselves in the ...
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