Qualitative Research Methods, Fourth Edition

4. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-551855-9
Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 256 mm, Gewicht: 916 g

This book is a practical guide to conducting and analysing qualitative research. It explores some of the more commonly used types of qualitative research methods, the management of qualitative research, and the different areas of application. This fourth edition includes updated references and examples throughout the text as well as a new chapter on conducting cross-cultural research qualitatively.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate and postgraduate students taking a qualitative research methods subject, particularly within the health sciences or social sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Liamputtong, Pranee

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1 BACKGROUND TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
1 Methodological Frameworks and Sampling in Qualitative Research
2 Rigour and Ethics in Qualitative Research
PART 2 TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
3 The In-depth Interviewing Method
4 Focus Groups
5 Unobtrusive Methods
6 Narrative Enquiry Methodology: Life and Oral History, Life Story and Biographical Research
7 Memory-work
8 Ethnography
9 Participatory Action Research
10 Qualitative Case Study Research
11 Grounded Theory Research
PART 3 MANAGING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
12 Making Sense of Qualitative Data: The Analysis Process
13 Writing a Qualitative Research Proposal
14 Writing a Qualitative Research Report
PART 4 APPLICATIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
15 Researching the 'Vulnerable'
16 Conducting Cross-Cultural Research Qualitatively
17 Going Online: Doing Qualitative Research in Cyberspace
18 Qualitative Research: New Directions
Glossary
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Pranee Liamputtong holds a position of Personal Chair in Public Health at the School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne. She has previously taught in the School of Sociology and Anthropology and worked as a public health research fellow at the Mother and Child Health Research, La Trobe University.