Tolley / Ulin / Mack Qualitative Methods in Public Health

A Field Guide for Applied Research
2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-118-83467-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 480 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Jossey-Bass Public Health/Health Services Text

Qualitative Methods in Public Health: A Field Guide for Applied Research, 2nd Edition provides a practical orientation to conducting effective qualitative research in the public health sphere. With thorough examination and simple explanations, this book guides you through the logic and workflow of qualitative approaches, with step-by-step guidance on every phase of the research. Students learn how to identify and make use of theoretical frameworks to guide your study, design the study to answer specific questions, and achieve their research goals.
Data collection, analysis, and interpretation are given close attention as the backbone of a successful study, and expert insight on reporting and dissemination helps you get your work noticed. This second edition features new examples from global health, including case studies specifically illustrating study design, web and mobile technologies, mixed methods, and new innovations in information dissemination. Pedagogical tools have been added to help enhance your understanding of research design and implementation, and extensive appendices show you how these concepts work in practice.
Qualitative research is a powerful tool for public health, but it's very easy to get it wrong. Careful study design and data management are critical, and it's important to resist drawing conclusions that the data cannot support. This book shows you how to conduct high-quality qualitative research that stands up to review.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tolley, Elizabeth E.

Ulin, Priscilla R.

Mack, Natasha

Robinson, Elizabeth T.

Succop, Stacey M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
List of Case Studies
Preface or Foreword
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter One
Invitation to Explore
Our Purpose
What Is Qualitative Research?
Getting Started
Chapter Two
The Language and Logic of Qualitative Research
Frameworks for Research: Paradigms, Theories and Conceptual Models
Using Qualitative Methods to Develop Theory
Substantive Theories and Conceptual Models
Standards for Qualitative Research
Chapter Three
Designing the Study
Background and Rationale
Developing Study Objectives
Using Documentary Sources
Data from Human Subjects
Data Collection Methods
Collecting Data
Analyzing the Data
Disseminating Results
Research Ethics: Decisions for the Protection of Study Participants
Other Considerations: Budget and Time
Chapter Four
Collecting Qualitative Data:
The Science and the Art
Observation
Interviews and Focus Groups
Structured Data Collection Techniques
Chapter Five
Logistics in the Field
Introduction to the Community: Building Rapport
Involving Policymakers and Change Agents
Developing the Field Team
Training
Field Materials
Pilot Testing
Field Logistics
Supervision and Monitoring
Generating Data Files
Transcription and Translation
Data Management and Storage
Timelines and Budgets
Chapter Six
Qualitative Data Analysis
Principles of Qualitative Data Analysis: Keeping the Research Purpose in Mind
Basic Steps in Qualitative Data Analysis
Step 1. Reading: Developing an Intimate Relationship with the Data
Step 2. Coding: Identifying the Emerging Themes
Computer Software
Step 3. Displaying Data: Distinguishing Nuances of a Topic
Developing Hypotheses, Questioning, and Verifying
Step 4. Data Reduction: Getting the Big Picture
Step 5. Interpretation
Chapter Seven
Disseminating Qualitative Research
Chapter Eight: Putting It into Words
Reporting Qualitative Research Results in Scientific Journals and Reports
The Role of Writing in Responsible Conduct of Research
Before You Write
Writing Your Article or Report
After You Write
Appendix One
Examples of Oral Consent Forms
Appendix Two
Topic Guides with Pictures
Appendix Three
Participant Observation Notes
Appendix Four
Sample Interviewer Training Program Agendas and Training Schedules
Appendix Five
Sample Budget Categories for Planning Qualitative Data Collection
Appendix Six
Coding Summary Report
Appendix Seven
Example of Data Analysis Memo
Appendix Eight
Where to Publish
Appendix Nine
Research Brief: Communicating Partial Protection of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision
Appendix Ten
Who Is an Author?
Appendix Eleven
Sample Brochures to Share Qualitative Study Findings with Participating Communities
Appendix Twelve
Making Study Findings Accessible to Other Researchers

Über Autor(innen)

ELIZABETH E. TOLLEY is a senior scientist and Director of the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences division of FHI 360.
PRISCILLA R. ULIN is retired from Family Health International (now FHI 360), where she was senior research scientist in the Social and Behavioral Sciences division.
NATASHA MACK is a researcher in the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences division at FHI 360.
ELIZABETH T. ROBINSON is the senior advisor for communications at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's MEASURE Evaluation project.
STACEY M. SUCCOP is a research associate in the Scientific Affairs department at FHI 360.