Vivienne Waller, Karen Farquharson, Deborah Dempsey

Qualitative Social Research (eBook, ePUB)

Contemporary Methods for the Digital Age

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

With a clear focus on the importance and prevalence of new and digital technologies, this book presents students with a practical guide to understanding the process of qualitative research in the social sciences

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473944343
• Artikelnr.: 43830065

Autorenporträt

Vivienne Waller is a Sociology Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology with research interests in the areas of knowledge, the environment, and technology, as well as research methods more generally. Viv holds a PhD in Sociology from Australian National University and a BA and a BSc from the University of Melbourne. Prior to entering academia, she worked as a consultant conducting social research and in policy and evaluation areas of the Australian government.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Getting ready
Chapter1: The Foundations of Qualitative Research
Chapter 2: Aims of qualitative research
Chapter 3: From topic to research design
Chapter 4: The Politics and Ethics of Qualitative Research
Part 2: Doing the research
Chapter 5: Sampling
Chapter 6: Interviewing
Chapter 7: Focus groups and group interviews
Chapter 8: Observing people
Chapter 9: Observing things
Chapter 10: Observing texts
Chapter 11: Narrative inquiry
Chapter 12: Making sense: data management, analysis and reporting
Chapter 13: Combining Approaches

Rezensionen

Qualitative Social Research provides a comprehensive and practical overview of qualitative research methodologies and I have no hesitation in recommending it as essential reading for students

Jenny van Hooff