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The practice of qualitative research / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, c2006.Description: x, 404 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0761928278 (pbk.)
  • 076192826X (cloth)
  • 9780761928270
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.42   22
Contents:
pt. I. The qualitative paradigm -- The craft of qualitative research : a holistic approach -- The research process -- The ethics of social research -- pt. II. Methods of data collection -- In-depth interview -- Oral history : a collaborative method of (auto)biography interview -- Focus group interviews -- Ethnography -- Content analysis and unobtrusive methods -- Mixed methods research -- pt. III. Analysis and presentation -- Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- The research nexus : staying centered and building knowledge.
Summary: This textbook presents an engaging introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research in the social sciences. The authors employ a "holistic" approach to research by tightly linking research questions with the appropriate set of qualitative methods. They cover all the key mainstream qualitative methods, as well as a number of more unconventional ones such as oral history, visual and unobtrusive methods, and present an overview of mixed-methods approaches. As part of their discussion of the ethical issues underpinning all social research, the authors raise important issues concerning the problems and prospects novice researchers confront in researching human subjects.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. The qualitative paradigm -- The craft of qualitative research : a holistic approach -- The research process -- The ethics of social research -- pt. II. Methods of data collection -- In-depth interview -- Oral history : a collaborative method of (auto)biography interview -- Focus group interviews -- Ethnography -- Content analysis and unobtrusive methods -- Mixed methods research -- pt. III. Analysis and presentation -- Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- The research nexus : staying centered and building knowledge.

This textbook presents an engaging introduction to the theory and methods of qualitative research in the social sciences. The authors employ a "holistic" approach to research by tightly linking research questions with the appropriate set of qualitative methods. They cover all the key mainstream qualitative methods, as well as a number of more unconventional ones such as oral history, visual and unobtrusive methods, and present an overview of mixed-methods approaches. As part of their discussion of the ethical issues underpinning all social research, the authors raise important issues concerning the problems and prospects novice researchers confront in researching human subjects.

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