Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-59874-106-3
Verlag: Left Coast Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Qualitative Essentials

This brief, inexpensive guide introduces students and novices to the key elements of qualitative research methods. Written in a friendly, conversational style, replete with good examples from multiple disciplines, student exercises, and key points to remember, the volume works ideally with other qualitative textbooks to provide a comprehensive overview to qualitative methods for students. Chapters cover the essentials of theory building, research design, methods, data collection and analysis, writing, ethics, rigor and proposal writing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayan, Maria J

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. What is Qualitative Inquiry?; 2. Theory and Method; 3. Method; 4. Research Question and Sampling; 5. Data Collection; 6. Data Analysis; 7. Rigor; 8. Proposal Writing; 9. Ethics Boards, Risk and Qualitative Research; 10. Representation, Writing and Reflexivity

Über Autor(innen)

Maria J. Mayan is a qualitative methodologist and has studied, written about, and conducted qualitative research since the early 1990s. She spent over ten years at the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology learning and teaching qualitative inquiry locally and internationally. She is currently an associate professor in the Faculty of Extension and assistant director of Women’s and Children’s Health, Community University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth and Families, University of Alberta. She has been invited to teach qualitative inquiry by the government, not-for-profits, the private sector, and the academic community worldwide. Her research program is primarily community based, focusing on partnerships and health policy.