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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... data collection method •• Selecting the time frame for research •• Building comparison into the research design •• Participatory action research •• Resourcing and timetabling qualitative research studies The previous two chapters looked ...
... data collection method •• Selecting the time frame for research •• Building comparison into the research design •• Participatory action research •• Resourcing and timetabling qualitative research studies The previous two chapters looked ...
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... data collection method or methods the time frame for the research using comparative and case study designs particular design considerations in participatory action research 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. resourcing and timetabling. The chapter that ...
... data collection method or methods the time frame for the research using comparative and case study designs particular design considerations in participatory action research 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. resourcing and timetabling. The chapter that ...
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... data collection: not questions which require the application of philosophy rather than of data •• feasible, given the resources available. At this point the rationale for the study should be design issues 49.
... data collection: not questions which require the application of philosophy rather than of data •• feasible, given the resources available. At this point the rationale for the study should be design issues 49.
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... data collection heavily burdened with preconceived theories and ideas (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007). A balance thus needs to be struck. Silverman (2010: 84–8) for example warns against three unhelpful approaches that can mistakenly be ...
... data collection heavily burdened with preconceived theories and ideas (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007). A balance thus needs to be struck. Silverman (2010: 84–8) for example warns against three unhelpful approaches that can mistakenly be ...
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... data that will best answer the research questions and that can reasonably be collected within the limits of the research – the resources and time available, the participants that need to be engaged, and the skills of researchers. Secondary ...
... data that will best answer the research questions and that can reasonably be collected within the limits of the research – the resources and time available, the participants that need to be engaged, and the skills of researchers. Secondary ...
Contents
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27 | |
47 | |
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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