Full Description
The Second Edition of Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research provides accessible how-to instruction for social work and other practice-based researchers interested in carrying out rigorous and relevant qualitative research. This comprehensive, expanded version offers a sophisticated introduction to qualitative methods based upon six major approaches: ethnography, grounded theory, case study, narrative, phenomenological, and participatory action research. Similar to the earlier edition, this Second Edition is a highly readable introduction to qualitative research that combines attention to methodological rigor with pragmatic concerns for real-world relevance.
New to the Second Edition
Offers guidelines for writing a qualitative methods proposal
Emphasizes community-based and cross-cultural research
Presents case illustrations of exemplary qualitative studies, with several drawn from the author's qualitative study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health
Provides an expanded discussion of the paradigm debates in qualitative inquiry
Gives detailed instructions on coding and thematic development
Intended Audience
This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Introduction to Qualitative Methods, Advance Topics in Qualitative Methods, Field Research, and Qualitative Evaluation in the fields of social work, nursing, education, family and community medicine, public health, psychology, and public administration.
Contents
PREFACE
1. The Qualitative Methods Family
2. Choosing the Right Approach(es)
3. Getting Started: Study Design and Sampling
4. Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research
5. Entering the Field and Conducting Observation
6. Interviewing and Use of Documents
7. Data Analysis and Interpretation
8. Strategies for Rigor
9. Telling the Story: Writing Up the Qualitative Study
10. Mixed Methods
APPENDIX: WRITING A QUALITATIVE METHODS PROPOSAL FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING
REFERENCES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
