Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners*Shortlisted for the BPS Book Award 2014 in the Textbook Category* *Winner of the 2014 Distinguished Publication Award (DPA) from the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP)* Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners is an accessible, practical textbook. It sidesteps detailed theoretical discussion in favor of providing a comprehensive overview of strategic tips and skills for starting and completing successful qualitative research. This textbook will be an essential textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates taking a course in qualitative research or using qualitative approaches in a research project. |
Contents
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3 Planning and designing qualitative research | 42 |
SECTION 2 Successfully collecting qualitative data | 75 |
interviews | 77 |
focus groups | 107 |
surveys stories diaries and secondary sources | 134 |
SECTION 3 Successfully analysing qualitative data | 159 |
familiarisation and data coding | 201 |
10 Identifying patterns across data | 223 |
11 Analysing and interpreting patterns across data | 248 |
SECTION 4 Successfully completing qualitative research | 275 |
12 Quality criteria and techniques for qualitative research | 277 |
13 Writing and communicating qualitative research | 296 |
Glossary | 328 |
References | 339 |
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Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke No preview available - 2013 |
Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners Virginia Braun,Victoria Clarke No preview available - 2013 |