Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook /
By: Silverman, David
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BookPublisher: London : Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2010.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xiv, 456 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781848600331; 184860033X (hbk.); 9781848600348 (pbk.); 1848600348 (pbk.)Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology | Qualitative research | Social sciences -- MethodologyDDC classification: 300.72 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 300.72 SA GE The Sage handbook of action research / | 300.72 SA SO Social research | 300.72 SC ME Methods of meta-analysis : correcting error and bias in research findings / | 300.72 SI DO Doing qualitative research : a practical handbook / | 300.72 SI DO Doing qualitative research | 300.72 SI QU Qualitative methodology and sociology : describing the social world / | 300.72 ST BA Basics of qualitative research : |
Previous ed.: 2005.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [440]-452) and indexes.
How to use this book -- What you can (and can't) do with qualitative research -- The research experience I -- The research experience II -- What counts as "originality"? -- Selecting a topic -- Using theories -- Choosing a methodology -- Selecting a case -- Ethical research -- Writing a research proposal -- Collecting your data -- Developing data analysis -- Using computers to analyse qualitative data / Clive Seale -- Quality in qualitative research -- Evaluating qualitative research -- The first few pages -- The literature review chapter -- The methodology chapter -- Writing your data chapters -- The final chapter -- Making good use of your supervisor -- Getting feedback -- Effective qualitative research -- Surviving an oral examination -- Getting published -- Audiences -- Finding a job.
Written in a lively, accessible style, Doing Qualitative Research provides a step-by-step guide to all the questions students ask when beginning their first research project. Silverman demonstrates how to learn the craft of qualitative research by applying knowledge about different methods to actual data. He provides practical advice on key issues such as defining 'originality' and narrowing down a topic, keeping a research diary and writing a research report, and presenting research to different audiences.
Featuring real life case studies, summaries of key skills and a glossary of terms, this practical guide provides answers to all the questions students ask when beginning their first research project.