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100	1		_aHesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy. _95784
245	1	4	_aThe practice of qualitative research / _c Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy.
260			_aThousand Oaks : _b SAGE Publications, _c c2006.
300			_ax, 404 p. : _b ill. ; _c 24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_apt. 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _x Research. _911074
650		0	_aQualitative research. _91819
700	1		_aLeavy, Patricia, _d 1975- _911075
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