Qualitative Research
The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice
Samenvatting
Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study.
Written in an engaging and accessible style, the authors break through difficult terminology to guide readers through the choices they will face during research design, implementation, and beyond. Each chapter is then brought to life by an array of relevant, real-life examples from expert researchers around the globe.
Divided into seven sections, this unique text covers:
- Considering perspectives
- Acknowledging a position
- Framing the study
- Choosing a research approach
- Collecting data
- Working with data and findings
- Writing about the research
From the foundations of the subject through to its application in practice, Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice is an indispensable companion for qualitative researchers worldwide.
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1. Qualitative research
2. A brief history of philosophical perspectives
3. Research choices and lenses
Part 2: Acknowledging a position
4. Philosophical stance
5. Personal stance, positionality and reflexivity
Part 3: Framing the study
6. The ‘who’ or ‘what’ of study
7. Research questions
8. Literature review
9. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks
Part 4: Choosing a research approach
10. Case study
11. Pragmatic qualitative research
12. Grounded theory
13. Ethnography
14. Phenomenology
15. Narrative approaches
16. Action research
17. Collaborative approaches
18. Evaluation
19. Art-based approaches
Part 5: Collecting data
20. Time, place and participants
21. Ethics and ethical approval
22. Fieldwork
23. Interviews
24. Focus groups
25. Observation
26. Documents
Part 6: Working with data and findings
27. Data handling and coding
28. Data analysis
29. Data Interpretation
30. Quality
Part 7: Writing about the research
31. Researcher voice
32. The research report