The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research (Oxford Library of Psychology)

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research presents a comprehensive overview of the field of qualitative research. It is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. The contributors represent some of the most influential and innovative researchers in the field as well as emerging scholars. This handbook provides a broad introduction to the field of qualitative research to those with little to no background in the subject, while simultaneously providing substantive contributions to the field that will be of interest to even the most experienced researchers. It serves as a user-friendly teaching tool suitable for a range of undergraduate or graduate courses, as well as individuals working on their thesis or other research projects. With a focus on methodological instruction, this volume offers both a retrospective and prospective view of the field. The first two sections explore the history of the field, ethics and philosophical/theoretical approaches. The next three sections focus on the major methods of qualitative practice as well as newer approaches (such as arts-based research and internet research); area studies often excluded (such as museum studies and disaster studies); and mixed methods and participatory methods (such as community-based research). The next section covers key issues including data analysis, interpretation, writing and assessment. The final section offers a commentary about politics and research and the move towards public scholarship. Cover 1 The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research 2 Series 3 Copyright 5 Acknowledgments 8 Short Contents 10 Oxford Library of Psychology 12 About the Editor 14 Contributors 16 Contents 20 Preface 24 1 Introduction 26 Part 1 The Qualitative Tradition 40 2 Historical Overview of Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences 42 3 The History of Historical-Comparative Methods in Sociology 68 4 The Centrality of Ethics in Qualitative Research 87 Part 2 Approaches to Qualitative Research 104 5 Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research 106 6 Applied Interpretive Approaches 124 7 The Grounded Theory Method 141 8 Feminist Qualitative Research: 162 9 Critical Approaches to Qualitative Research 190 10 Decolonizing Research Practice: 204 Part 3 Narrative Inquiry, Field Research, and Interview Methods 218 11 Practicing Narrative Inquiry 220 12 Ethnography 248 13 The Purposes, Practices, and Principles of Autoethnographic Research 279 14 Unstructured and Semi-Structured Interviewing 302 15 Oral History Interviewing: Issues and Possibilities 325 16 Focus Group Research: 340 17 Museum Studies 366 Part 4 Text, Arts-Based, and Internet Methods 382 18 Content Analysis 384 19 Photography as a Research Method 405 20 Arts-Based Research Practice: 428 21 Qualitative Approaches in Internet-Mediated Research: 448 Part 5 Multi-Method, Mixed-Method and Participatory Designs 478 22 Case Study Research: In-Depth Understanding in Context 480 23 Program Evaluation 496 24 Community-Based Research: Understanding the Principles, Practices, Challenges, and Rationale 523 25 Lineages: A Past, Present, and Future of Participatory Action Research 543 26 Qualitative Disaster Research 558 27 Conducting Mixed Methods Research: Using Dialectical Pluralism and Social Psychological Strategies 582 Part 6 Analysis, Interpretation, Representation, and Evaluation 604 28 Coding and Analysis Strategies 606 29 Computer-Assisted Analysis of Qualitative Research 631 30 Interpretation Strategies: Appropriate Concepts 664 31 Writing Up Qualitative Research 683 32 Evaluating Qualitative Research 702 Part 7 Conclusion: Politics and the Public 722 33 The Politics of Research 724 34 A Brief Statement on the Public and the Future of Qualitative Research 749 Index 758 This handbook provides a broad introduction to qualitative research to those with little to no background in the subject while simultaneously providing substantive contributions to the field that will be of interest to even the most experienced researchers. The first two sections explore the history of qualitative research, ethical perspectives, and philosophical/theoretical approaches. The next three sections focus on the major methods of qualitative practice, as well as on newer approaches (such as arts-based research and internet research); area studies often excluded (such as museum studies and disaster studies); and mixed methods and participatory methods (such as community-based research). The next section covers key issues including data analysis, interpretation, writing, and assessment. The final section offers a commentary about politics and research and the move toward public scholarship. The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. "The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research presents a comprehensive and student-friendly overview of the field of qualitative research and is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. It provides strong focus on methods instruction with coverage of theoretical approaches, analysis, writing, evaluation, and the politics of research"-- Provided by publisher This book presents a comprehensive and student-friendly overview of the field of qualitative research and is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. It provides strong focus on methods instruction with coverage of theoretical approaches, analysis, writing, evaluation, and the politics of research