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Lecturers, click here to request an e-inspection copy of this textQualitative Research Methods is based on the authors' highly successful multidisciplinary qualitative methods workshops, which have been conducted for over a decade. In this book the authors propose a 'qualitative research cycle' that leads students through the selection of appropriate methods, the collection of data and the transformation of findings into a finished project. It provides a clear explanation of the nature of qualitative research and its key concepts. Topics covered include:o formulating qualitative research questionso ethical issueso in-depth interviewso focus group discussionso observationo codingo data analysiso writing up qualitative researchThis text is ideal for any students taking a qualitative methods course or producing a qualitative research project at undergraduate or graduate level. It is illustrated throughout with case studies and field examples from a range of international contexts. The practical techniques are also accompanied by the author's own research tools including interview guides, real coded data and comprehensive research checklists.
Contents
INTRODUCTIONIntroduction to the BookWho is This Book For?The Qualitative Research CycleStructure of the BookFeatures of this BookThe Nature of Qualitative ResearchWhat is Qualitative Research?When to Conduct Qualitative ResearchThe Underlying Interpretive Paradigm Qualitative and Quantitative ResearchVerstehen and Understanding The Emic and Etic Perspective Subjectivity and The Need for Reflexivity Our Approach to Qualitative ResearchEvaluating quality PART ONE: THE DESIGN CYCLEThe Design CycleIntroductionFormulating Qualitative Research QuestionsIncorporating Literature and TheoryDeveloping a Conceptual FrameworkSelecting a Fieldwork Approach Evaluating Quality Ethical Issues in Qualitative ResearchIntroductionWhat is Ethics?Ethics in Qualitative ResearchEthical Issues in the Design CycleEthical Issues in the Ethnographic CycleEthical Issues in the Analytic CycleEvaluating quality PART TWO: THE ETHNOGRAPHIC CYCLEParticipant RecruitmentWhat is Participant Recruitment? Defining and Refining the Study PopulationHow Many to Recruit: The Principle of SaturationRecruitment GoalsStrategies for Participant RecruitmentEvaluating quality In-Depth InterviewsWhat is an In-Depth Interview?When to Conduct an In-Depth InterviewPurpose of an In-Depth InterviewThe Cyclical Nature of Data CollectionDeveloping an Interview Guide Preparing for Data Collection Reflecting on Subjectivity and PositionalityConducting the InterviewStrengths and LimitationsEvaluating Quality Focus Group DiscussionsWhat is a Focus Group Discussion?When to Conduct Focus Group DiscussionsThe Cyclical Nature of Data CollectionDeveloping the Discussion Guide Preparing for Data CollectionConducting the Focus Group DiscussionPost-Discussion InformationStrengths and LimitationsEvaluating quality ObservationWhat is Observation?When to Conduct ObservationWhat to ObserveTypes of ObservationPreparing and Conduct of ObservationWriting an ObservationStrengths and LimitationsEvaluating Quality PART THREE: THE ANALYTIC CYCLEData Preparation and Developing CodesIntroductionThe Nature of Qualitative Data AnalysisOur Approach to AnalysisFoundations of Grounded TheoryData PreparationDeveloping Codes Making a CodebookCoding Data Evaluating Quality Textual Data AnalysisIntroductionFormulating a Project-Specific Plan of Analysis Searching DataThe Cyclical Process of AnalysisThick DescriptionComparison Categorizing and ConceptualizingTheory Development Evaluating Quality Writing Qualitative ResearchWriting in Qualitative ResearchWho is the Audience?Structure of WritingBeginning to WriteWriting a MethodologyPresenting Qualitative ResultsEvaluating Quality
