Qualitative research methods. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Monique Hennink, Inge Hutter, Ajay Bailey.
• Other Names: Hennink, Monique M; Hutter, Inge; Bailey, Ajay, 1979-
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; Introduction to the Book; Who is This Book For?; The Qualitative Research Cycle; Structure of the Book; Features of this Book; The Nature of Qualitative Research; What is Qualitative Research?; When to Conduct Qualitative Research; The Underlying Interpretive Paradigm; Qualitative and Quantitative Research; Verstehen and Understanding; The Emic and Etic Perspective; Subjectivity and The Need for Reflexivity; Our Approach to Qualitative Research; Evaluating quality; PART ONE: THE DESIGN CYCLE; The Design Cycle; Introduction; Formulating Qualitative Research Questions; Incorporating Literature and Theory; Developing a Conceptual Framework; Selecting a Fieldwork Approach; Evaluating Quality; Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research; Introduction; What is Ethics?; Ethics in Qualitative Research; Ethical Issues in the Design Cycle; Ethical Issues in the Ethnographic Cycle; Ethical Issues in the Analytic Cycle; Evaluating quality; PART TWO: THE ETHNOGRAPHIC CYCLE; Participant Recruitment; What is Participant Recruitment?; Defining and Refining the Study Population; How Many to Recruit: The Principle of Saturation; Recruitment Goals; Strategies for Participant Recruitment; Evaluating quality; In-Depth Interviews; What is an In-Depth Interview?; When to Conduct an In-Depth Interview; Purpose of an In-Depth Interview; The Cyclical Nature of Data Collection; Developing an Interview Guide; Preparing for Data Collection; Reflecting on Subjectivity and Positionality; Conducting the Interview; Strengths and Limitations; Evaluating Quality; Focus Group Discussions; What is a Focus Group Discussion?; When to Conduct Focus Group Discussions; The Cyclical Nature of Data Collection; Developing the Discussion Guide; Preparing for Data Collection; Conducting the Focus Group Discussion; Post-Discussion Information; Strengths and Limitations; Evaluating quality; Observation; What is Observation?; When to Conduct Observation; What to Observe; Types of Observation; Preparing and Conduct of Observation; Writing an Observation; Strengths and Limitations; Evaluating Quality; PART THREE: THE ANALYTIC CYCLE; Data Preparation and Developing Codes; Introduction; The Nature of Qualitative Data Analysis; Our Approach to Analysis; Foundations of Grounded Theory; Data Preparation; Developing Codes; Making a Codebook; Coding Data; Evaluating Quality; Textual Data Analysis; Introduction; Formulating a Project-Specific Plan of Analysis; Searching Data; The Cyclical Process of Analysis; Thick Description; Comparison; Categorizing and Conceptualizing; Theory Development; Evaluating Quality; Writing Qualitative Research; Writing in Qualitative Research; Who is the Audience?; Structure of Writing; Beginning to Write; Writing a Methodology; Presenting Qualitative Results; Evaluating Quality;
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (328 pages)
• Subjects: 300.72; Social sciences -- Research; Qualitative research; Qualitative Daten; Qualitative Methode; Qualitative Sozialforschung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781446259566; 1446259560
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