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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... roles and rules through which people choose to act or not act (Harré and Secorde, 1972; Marsh et al., 1978) and ... role in psychological qualitative research (Smith et al., 2009). Other predominant methodologies include grounded ...
... roles and rules through which people choose to act or not act (Harré and Secorde, 1972; Marsh et al., 1978) and ... role in psychological qualitative research (Smith et al., 2009). Other predominant methodologies include grounded ...
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... role and power of participants and the communities being studied more generally, the importance of 'situating' the perspective of the researcher was increasingly emphasised in qualitative research. The aim was to encourage a more ...
... role and power of participants and the communities being studied more generally, the importance of 'situating' the perspective of the researcher was increasingly emphasised in qualitative research. The aim was to encourage a more ...
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... roles to understand how people interpret and react to their environment. Developing 'emergent' theories of social action through the identification of analytical categories from the data and the relationships between them. Exploring the ...
... roles to understand how people interpret and react to their environment. Developing 'emergent' theories of social action through the identification of analytical categories from the data and the relationships between them. Exploring the ...
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... role of 'theory' in qualitative research in the sense of whether or not researchers must conduct their inquiry under ... role of methodological tradition to legitimise what is done – 'the armed wing of science' – and its procedural or ...
... role of 'theory' in qualitative research in the sense of whether or not researchers must conduct their inquiry under ... role of methodological tradition to legitimise what is done – 'the armed wing of science' – and its procedural or ...
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... role of theory Our location within a broadly interpretivist frame is reflected in practices which emphasise the importance of understanding people's perspectives in the context of the conditions and circumstances of their lives. This ...
... role of theory Our location within a broadly interpretivist frame is reflected in practices which emphasise the importance of understanding people's perspectives in the context of the conditions and circumstances of their lives. This ...
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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