Becoming qualitative researchers : an introduction
This text offers a brief but comprehensive overview of qualitative research that balances the practicalities of conducting research with the theory and debates that keep qualitative inquiry vibrant. As faculty and students increasingly turn to qualitative inquiry, they need a text that will not only provide them with an understanding of qualitative research methods, but also open them to the diverse possibilities within this inquiry approach. This text covers the range of possibilities and includes numerous exercises that offer beginning students the opportunity to practice and refine the skills needed for qualitative research. The wealth of examples in the text is exceptional, as is the accessible and engaging writing style
xvii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780137047970, 9780132178587, 0137047975, 0132178583
464594493
Introduction: A Sense of Things to Come. 1. Meeting Qualitative Inquiry. 2. Prestudy Tasks: Doing What Is Good for You. 3. Being There: Developing Understanding Through Participant Observation. 4. Making Words Fly: Developing Understanding Through Interviewing. 5. Personal Dimensions: Field Relations and Reflexivity. 6. But Is It Ethical? Considering What's "Right". 7. Finding Your Story: Data Analysis. 8. Crafting Your Story: Writing Up Qualitative Data. 9. Improvising a Song of the World: Language and Representation. 10. The Continuing Search. Glossary of Key Terms. Appendix: Guide for Developing a Qualitative Research Proposal. References. Name Index. Subject Index.