Introducing qualitative research : a student's guide to the craft of qualitative research

Rosaline Barbour draws on her extensive teaching experience to provide a clear, user-friendly introduction to the craft of doing qualitative research. Each chapter includes examples of real-life qualitative data and a range of exercises to help students get a feel for the process of generating and analysing qualitative data. The second edition includes: New examples from a range of social science disciplines, making this the perfect book no matter what course you're studying More on unobtrusive methods of data collection, such as documentary analysis More on internet research methods, mixed methods and visual methods A new section on using software in qualitative research A brand new companion website full of additional lecturer and student resources. Machine generated contents note: pt. I -- Introduction 1 -- The scope and contribution of qualitative research 2 -- Qualitative traditions: epistemology and ontology 3 -- Research design 4 -- Ethics pt. II -- Generating data 5 -- Interviews 6 -- Focus groups 7 -- Ethnography 8 -- Other sources of qualitative data pt. III -- Complex research designs in practice 9 -- Mixing methods 10 -- Action research pt. IV -- Analyzing and presenting qualitative research 11 -- Analysis: processing, coding and interrogating data 12 -- Theorizing in qualitative analysis 13 -- Presenting and writing-up qualitative research Adopting a hands-on explanatory style throughout, this is the ideal textbook for students or novice researchers doing a research project using qualitative approaches. Each chapter comes with a range of exercises & with excerpts of qualitative data that can be used by the reader to get a genuine feel for the process An ideal starter text for those new to the field, this second edition has new examples from a range of social science disciplines, as well as a brand new companion website, making it even more valuable to even more students