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Author : Martha S. Feldman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0803959168
Introduces and gives examples of some interpretive techniques for analyzing qualitative data that derive from four theories: ethnomethodology, semiotics, dramaturgy and deconstruction.
Author : Charles Vanover,Paul Mihas,Johnny Saldana
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781544395906
This text provides comprehensive coverage of the key methods for analyzing, interpreting, and writing up qualitative research in a single volume, and drawing on the expertise of major names in the field. Covering all the steps in the process of analyzing, interpreting, and presenting findings in qualitative research, the authors utilize a consistent chapter structure that provides novice and seasoned researchers with pragmatic, "how-to" strategies. Each chapter introduces the method; uses one of the authors′ own research projects as a case study of the method described; shows how the specific analytic method can be used in other types of studies; and concludes with questions and activities to prompt class discussion or personal study.
Author : David Silverman
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 675 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529672596
In his signature pragmatic and friendly style, David Silverman acts as your stand-in supervisor in the seventh edition of this book, taking you step-by-step through different methods for making sense of qualitative data. Whether you are interested in analysing visual images, interviews, focus groups or online data, this book provides a clear framework for using qualitative data to answer your research questions. The book provides: • A strong grounding in research design principles so you can embed best practice into your research project. • Diverse real-world examples so you can see how principles are applied in practice. • Coverage of new developments in qualitative research including working with online data. If you are new to qualitative research or conducting your first research project in the social sciences, this book gives you the practical grounding in qualitative methods you need to get started.
Author : David Silverman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446200209
In this exciting and major updating of one the most important textbooks for beginning qualitative researchers, David Silverman seeks to match the typical chronology of experience faced by the student-reader. Earlier editions of Interpreting Qualitative Data largely sought to provide material for students to answer exam questions, yet the undergraduate encounter with methods training is increasingly assessed by students doing their own research project. In this context, the objective of the Third Edition is to offer undergraduates the kind of hands-on training in qualitative research required to guide them through the process.
Author : Patricia Bazeley
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446289426
Written by an experienced researcher in the field of qualitative methods, this dynamic new book provides a definitive introduction to analysing qualitative data. It is a clear, accessible and practical guide to each stage of the process, including: - Designing and managing qualitative data for analysis - Working with data through interpretive, comparative, pattern and relational analyses - Developing explanatory theory and coherent conclusions, based on qualitative data. The book pairs theoretical discussion with practical advice using a host of examples from diverse projects across the social sciences. It describes data analysis strategies in actionable steps and helpfully links to the use of computer software where relevant. This is an exciting new addition to the literature on qualitative data analysis and a must-read for anyone who has collected, or is preparing to collect, their own data.
Author : Norman K. Denzin,Yvonna S. Lincoln
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483307305
This book is the third of three paperback volumes taken from The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition. It introduces the researcher to basic methods of gathering, analyzing and interpreting qualitative empirical materials. Part 1 moves from narrative inquiry, to critical arts-based inquiry, to oral history, observations, visual methodologies, and autoethnographic methods. It then takes up analysis methods, including computer-assisted methodologies, focus groups, as well as strategies for analyzing talk and text. The chapters in Part II discuss evidence, interpretive adequacy, forms of representation, post-qualitative inquiry, the new information technologies and research, the politics of evidence, writing, and evaluation practices.
Author : Crystal Murphy
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498577397
Established to help people jump start their lives and economy after over a half century of conflict, the South Sudanese microcredit sector collapsed in 2012 to the detriment of some 80,000 participants. This book is an account of the ambitious launch and premature downfall of the Southern Sudanese microcredit industry.
Author : Cynthia Clamp,Stephen Gough,Lucy Land
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-01-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781847877369
′The 4th edition of this extensive text is an outstanding resource prepared by nurses (and a librarian) for nurses. In a structured and helpful style it presents thousands of items from the literature - published papers, reports, books and electronic resources - as a clear, accessible, and most of all useful collection. The efforts to signpost and lead the reader to the sought-for information are effective and well-conceived, and the "How to use this book" section is remarkably simple...the book should be found in every nursing and health library, every research institute and centre, and close to many career researchers′ desks′ - RCN Research This latest edition of Resources for Nursing Research provides a comprehensive bibliography of sources on nursing research, and includes references for books, journal papers and Internet resources. Designed to act as a ′signpost′ to available literature in the area, this Fourth Edition covers the disciplines of nursing, health care and the social sciences. Entries are concise, informative and accessible, and are arranged under three main sections: · ′Sources of Literature′ covers the process of literature searching, including using libraries and other tools for accessing literature · ′Methods of Inquiry′ includes an introduction to research, how to conceptualize and design nursing and health research, measurement and data collection, and the interpretation and presentation of data · ′The Background to Research in Nursing′ encompasses the development of nursing research; the profession′s responsibilities; the role of government; funding; research roles and careers; and education for research. Fully revised and updated, the Fourth Edition includes just under 3000 entries, of which 90% are new. It has extensive coverage of US, UK literature and other international resources. This new edition will be an essential guide for all those with an interest in nursing research, including students, teachers, librarians, practitioners and researchers.
Author : Carol Grbich
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781446271797
In this fully updated and expanded second edition, Carol Grbich provides a guide through current issues in the analysis of qualitative data. Packed with detailed examples, a glossary, further reading lists and a section on writing up, this book is exactly what you need to get you started in qualitative research. The new edition covers analytical approaches including: - grounded theory - classical, existential and hermeneutic phenomenology - feminist research including memory work - classical, auto- and cyberethnography as well as ethnodrama - content, narrative, conversation and discourse analysis - visual interpretation - semiotic, structural and poststructural analyses A one-stop-shop for students new to qualitative data analysis!
Author : Alan Berkeley Thomas
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415268982
Designed as a comprehensive introduction to the key phases of research projects, this textbook responds to the lack of guides tailored specifically to management studies. It combines theory and practice to offer a completely rounded introduction.
Author : Vivek Kant, Prathamesh Bachche, Rammohan Maikala
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9798893226805
As India moves towards the "Vision 2047" in a quest for a better future, there is a growing need for the design of technology and infrastructure to enable well-being, safety, and productivity for Indians. Human Factors and Ergonomics is one discipline that supports the well-being of people in terms of design, maintenance, management, regulation, and governance of technology. Due to the lack of disciplinary programs that address the totality of the discipline, there is a need for capacity building in the academic sector for trainingthe next generation of practitioners. This sample syllabus, while covering the breadth of the discipline, also provides a foundation for Indian universities to fulfil the requirements of Human Factors and Ergonomics. This syllabus can be creatively adapted to suit specific master's programs in science, engineering, technology, and design. This syllabus provides a basis for a holistic academic program that supports the next generation of learners in India.
Author : Harry F. Wolcott
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803952813
Publisher's description: After the glamour of working in the field is over, you now face the daunting challenge of transforming your field notes and interview tapes into a completed study. But where do you start? In Transforming Qualitative Data, Harry F. Wolcott guides you through the process of completing your research study. Beginning with an introductory chapter that presents his views on ethnography, he explores the transformation process by breaking it down into three related activities: description, analysis, and interpretation. To illustrate each point, he critically examines his own work, using nine of his previous studies as illustrations. Then he shows you how to learn--and to teach--qualitative research by applying the three principles outlined in the volume. Written with the usual wit and brilliance shown in Wolcott's work, Transforming Qualitative Data is a major statement on doing research by one of the master ethnographers of our time.
Author : Johnny Saldana
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781446200124
The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers is unique in providing, in one volume, an in-depth guide to each of the multiple approaches available for coding qualitative data. In total, 29 different approaches to coding are covered, ranging in complexity from beginner to advanced level and covering the full range of types of qualitative data from interview transcripts to field notes. For each approach profiled, Johnny Saldaña discusses the method’s origins in the professional literature, a description of the method, recommendations for practical applications, and a clearly illustrated example.
Author : Patricia Bazeley
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781526417169
Integrating Analyses in Mixed Methods Research goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection, providing a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to facilitate a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis. Showcasing a range of strategies for integrating different sources and forms of data as well as different approaches in analysis, it helps you plan, conduct, and disseminate complex analyses with confidence. Key techniques include: Building an integrative framework Analysing sequential, complementary and comparative data Identifying patterns and contrasts in linked data Categorizing, counting, and blending mixed data Managing dissonance and divergence Transforming analysis into warranted assertions With clear steps that can be tailored to any project, this book is perfect for students and researchers undertaking their own mixed methods research.
Author : Keith F Punch,Alis Oancea
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473909199
Based on Keith Punch’s bestselling Introduction to Social Research Methods, this book introduces the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated second edition, you’ll find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analysing your findings and writing it all up. With a new chapter on ethics and additional coverage of Internet research and mixing methods, the second edition contains everything you’ll need if you’re studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for yourself. Introduction to Research Methods in Education provides you with: Balanced coverage of the range of methods employed by educational researchers Practical advice on collecting and analysing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data A range of examples from student projects to show how research is done in real-life educational settings A companion website with additional resources for lecturers and students. Keith F Punch is Emeritus Professor in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia. Alis Oancea is Professor of Philosophy of Education and Research Policy, as well as Director of Research at the University of Oxford, Department of Education.
