Qualitative research methods collecting evidence, crafting analysis, communicating impact /
"Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology. Serves as a "how-to" guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus grou...
| Main Author: | Tracy, Sarah J., |
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| Other Authors: | ProQuest (Firm) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : illustrations. |
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Ebook Central (EBC)
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| Summary: |
"Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology. Serves as a "how-to" guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus groups, interpret and analyze data, and represent it in a compelling manner Demonstrates how qualitative data can be systematically utilized to address pressing personal, organizational, and social problems Written in an engaging style, with in-depth examples from the author's own practice Comprehensive companion website includes sample syllabi, lesson plans, a list of helpful website links, test bank and exam review materials, and exercises and worksheets, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/tracy "-- |
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"This text has a comprehensive companion website which features resources for instructors and students alike ... Please visit www.wiley.com/go/tracy to access these materials."--Page [ii]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Developing contextual research that matters -- Entering the conversation of qualitative research -- Paradigmatic reflections and theoretical foundations -- Fieldwork and fieldplay: Negotiating access and exploring the scene -- Proposal writing: Explaining your research to institutional review boards, instructors, supervisory committees, and funding agencies -- Field roles, fieldnotes, and field focus -- Interview planning and design: Sampling, recruiting, and questioning -- Interview practice: Embodied, mediated, and focus-group approaches -- Data analysis basics: A pragmatic iterative approach -- Advanced data analysis: The art and magic of interpretation -- Qualitative quality: Creating a credible, ethical, significant study -- Writing Part 1: The nuts and bolts of qualitative tales -- Writing Part 2: Drafting, polishing, and publishing -- Qualitative methodology matters: Exiting and communicating impact. "Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology. Serves as a "how-to" guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus groups, interpret and analyze data, and represent it in a compelling manner Demonstrates how qualitative data can be systematically utilized to address pressing personal, organizational, and social problems Written in an engaging style, with in-depth examples from the author's own practice Comprehensive companion website includes sample syllabi, lesson plans, a list of helpful website links, test bank and exam review materials, and exercises and worksheets, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/tracy "-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Available via World Wide Web. Users at some libraries may be required to establish an individual no-charge EBC account, and log in to access the full text. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: |
Users at some libraries may be required to establish an individual no-charge EBC account, and log in to access the full text. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118378588 111837858X |