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 1990
... understanding society and informing and evaluating public policy. So while we hope that much of what the book has to say about robust qualitative practice will also be relevant to those whose research has purely theoretical aims, we ...
... understanding society and informing and evaluating public policy. So while we hope that much of what the book has to say about robust qualitative practice will also be relevant to those whose research has purely theoretical aims, we ...
Page 1993
... understanding of people's lives, yet built within an appropriate orientation. We hope that readers will approach the practical advice in this book with the openness, creativity and curiosity that enables qualitative researchers to ...
... understanding of people's lives, yet built within an appropriate orientation. We hope that readers will approach the practical advice in this book with the openness, creativity and curiosity that enables qualitative researchers to ...
Page 1994
... understanding of the background from which different methods originate will contribute to better research practice . Finally , as noted in the Preface , the practices and approach to qualitative research discussed in this book have ...
... understanding of the background from which different methods originate will contribute to better research practice . Finally , as noted in the Preface , the practices and approach to qualitative research discussed in this book have ...
Page 1995
... understanding of the social world of research participants by learning about the sense they make of their social and material circumstances , their experiences , perspectives and histories . • The use of non - standardised , adaptable ...
... understanding of the social world of research participants by learning about the sense they make of their social and material circumstances , their experiences , perspectives and histories . • The use of non - standardised , adaptable ...
Page 1996
... understanding . Variants of realism include : • Naive realism ( Madill et al . , 2000 ) , or shallow realism ... understandings . • Subtle or contextual or collective idealism ( Hughes and Sharrock , 1997 ; Madill et al . , 2000 ; Shaw ...
... understanding . Variants of realism include : • Naive realism ( Madill et al . , 2000 ) , or shallow realism ... understandings . • Subtle or contextual or collective idealism ( Hughes and Sharrock , 1997 ; Madill et al . , 2000 ; Shaw ...
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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