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...

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Main Author: Tracy, Sarah J.,
Other Authors: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Ebook Central (EBC)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.