Sally Thorne

Interpretive Description (eBook, ePUB)

Qualitative Research for Applied Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Interpretive Description: Qualitative Research for Applied Practice has established itself as the key resource for novice and intermediate level researchers in applied settings for conducting a qualitative research project with practical outcomes.

This book takes the reader through the qualitative research process, from research design through fieldwork, analysis, interpretation, and application of the results; provides numerous examples from a variety of applied fields to show research in action; and uses an accessible style to be the ideal book for teaching qualitative research in clinical and applied disciplines. In this new, third edition, leading qualitative researcher Sally Thorne retains the clear, straightforward guidance for researchers and students in health, social service, mental health, and related fields. This new edition includes additional material on positionality, disciplinary blindspots, design logic, arts-based approaches, diversity, mixed methods, writers' block, and dealing with critique. It has been comprehensively updated with new references and case examples throughout.

Interpretive Description is an ideal resource for instructors and advanced students interested in qualitative research across a range of disciplines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040361528
• Artikelnr.: 73703724

Autorenporträt

Sally Thorne is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Nursing at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She is editor-in-chief of the journal Nursing Inquiry.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface PART ONE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION IN THEORY One: Introduction: Qualitative Research in the Applied Disciplines
Two: Cultivating Questions in the Clinical Field
Three: Scaffolding a Study
Four: Framing a Study Design
Five: Strategizing a Credible Study PART TWO: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION IN PROCESS Six: Entering the Field
Seven: Constructing Data
Eight: Making Sense of Data
Nine: Conceptualizing Findings
Ten: Writing Findings PART THREE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION IN CONTEXT Eleven: Making Sense of Findings
Twelve: Disseminating Knowledge
Thirteen: Enhancing Credibility
Fourteen: Advancing Evidence with Interpretive Description References About the Author