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 2000
... views and actions in the context of their lives overall . Advancement and Diversification of Qualitative Research From the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century , qualitative research methods developed ...
... views and actions in the context of their lives overall . Advancement and Diversification of Qualitative Research From the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century , qualitative research methods developed ...
Page 2002
... views polarisation between traditions as dangerous and cautions against unthinking alignment with any one tradition : At best , they are pedagogic devices for students to obtain a first grip on a difficult field – they help us learn the ...
... views polarisation between traditions as dangerous and cautions against unthinking alignment with any one tradition : At best , they are pedagogic devices for students to obtain a first grip on a difficult field – they help us learn the ...
Page 1987
... views about poetry? the motivations that lead to decisions, actions or non-actions why do people 'decide' or choose not to have children? what leads people to become involved in volunteer/community activities? what underlies different ...
... views about poetry? the motivations that lead to decisions, actions or non-actions why do people 'decide' or choose not to have children? what leads people to become involved in volunteer/community activities? what underlies different ...
Page 1987
... views are being sought from the vantage of their particular positions , then the nature of the information is likely to require exploratory and responsive questioning . This is partly because the nature of the subject coverage is likely ...
... views are being sought from the vantage of their particular positions , then the nature of the information is likely to require exploratory and responsive questioning . This is partly because the nature of the subject coverage is likely ...
Page 1987
... views and experiences of emotional support may have changed over time . For the authors of this research , the process of bringing together qualitative and quantitative findings was not seen as ' an exercise in triangulation , a way of ...
... views and experiences of emotional support may have changed over time . For the authors of this research , the process of bringing together qualitative and quantitative findings was not seen as ' an exercise in triangulation , a way of ...
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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