Qualitative Research Practice: A Guide for Social Science Students and ResearchersJane Ritchie, Jane Lewis, Professor of Social Policy 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: A practical account of how to carry out qualitative research which recognises a range of current approaches and applications A brand new chapter on ethics A brand new chapter on observational research Updated advice on using software when analysing your qualitative data New case studies which illustrate issues you may encounter and how problems have been tackled by other researchers. This book is an ideal guide for students, practitioners and researchers faced with the challenges of doing qualitative research in both applied and academic settings in messy real-life contexts. |
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... analysis Discourse analysis Protocol analysis Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) Symbolic interactionism Leading to Grounded theory Ethogenics Hermeneutics Narrative analysis Constructionism anthropology Philosophy/ sociology ...
... analysis Discourse analysis Protocol analysis Interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) Symbolic interactionism Leading to Grounded theory Ethogenics Hermeneutics Narrative analysis Constructionism anthropology Philosophy/ sociology ...
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... analysis, however, our focus is on understanding and exploring participants' views and experiences from their points of view. The goal during this phase is therefore to seek to obtain as much detailed information as possible about ...
... analysis, however, our focus is on understanding and exploring participants' views and experiences from their points of view. The goal during this phase is therefore to seek to obtain as much detailed information as possible about ...
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... analysis to measure the size of particular segments and their distribution within other variables. A more specific but related use of qualitative methods is the applications of qualitative methods to social research 42.
... analysis to measure the size of particular segments and their distribution within other variables. A more specific but related use of qualitative methods is the applications of qualitative methods to social research 42.
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... analysis, or initial documentary analysis with subsequent in-depth interviews might be used for similar reasons. All these methods and their different contributions are described in detail in the following chapter (Chapter 3). But as ...
... analysis, or initial documentary analysis with subsequent in-depth interviews might be used for similar reasons. All these methods and their different contributions are described in detail in the following chapter (Chapter 3). But as ...
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... analysis At this stage it also worth pausing to consider whether new data has to be collected at all to address the research questions. Secondary analysis ... analysis, discourse analysis and arts-based methods. The various design issues 53.
... analysis At this stage it also worth pausing to consider whether new data has to be collected at all to address the research questions. Secondary analysis ... analysis, discourse analysis and arts-based methods. The various design issues 53.
Contents
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4 ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 77 |
5 DESIGNING AND SELECTING SAMPLES | 111 |
6 DESIGNING FIELDWORK | 147 |
7INDEPTH INTERVIEWS | 177 |
8 FOCUS GROUPS | 211 |
9 OBSERVATION | 243 |
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES | 269 |
11 ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE | 295 |
12 GENERALISING FROM QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 347 |
13 WRITING UP QUALITATIVE RESEARCH | 367 |
REFERENCES | 401 |
INDEX | 421 |
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