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An Introduction to Qualitative Research

Seventh Edition
  • Uwe Flick - Freie Universtität Berlin, Germany
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January 2023 | 632 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Continuing to be THE guide to the whole qualitative research process for students, this book looks at both the theory behind qualitative research and how to put it into practice in your own work. For students across a range of social science disciplines and beyond, this is a must to help you enhance your research project.

This edition introduces:   

  • a decolonisation of methodologies   
  • a range of indigenous, queer and feminist perspectives on methodologies
  • assistance with defending a viva and alternative forms of assessment to suit a changing world.

More additions to this seventh edition include a section on the subjectivity of a researcher, and how your identity will shape your research. The further reading has been curated to include more than just western voices, providing you with global perspectives on qualitative research. This text introduces how to sensitively undertake ethical and inclusive research with marginalised groups.

This book will help you master a comprehensive understanding of qualitative research.


 
Part 1: Foundations of Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 1: Why and How to Do Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 2: The Qualitative–Quantitative Distinction
 
Chapter 3: Theoretical Frameworks
 
Chapter 4: Methods and Data in Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 5: Subjectivity, Identity, and Texts in Qualitative Research
 
Part 2: Research Design
 
Chapter 6: Formulating a Research Question
 
Chapter 7: Choosing and Constructing the Research Design
 
Chapter 8: Planning the Process in Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 9: Ethics of Doing Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 10: Using The Existing Literature
 
Chapter 11: Access, Fields Relations, and Participatory Research
 
Chapter 12: Sampling
 
Chapter 13: Qualitative Designs with Multiple Methods
 
Part 3: Verbal Data
 
Chapter 14: Collecting Verbal Data
 
Chapter 15: Doing Interviews
 
Chapter 16: Doing Focus Groups
 
Chapter 17: Using Narrative Data
 
Part 4: Data Beyond Talk
 
Chapter 18: Collecting Data Beyond Talk
 
Chapter 19: Observation and Ethnography
 
Chapter 20: Visual Data: Photography, Film and Video
 
Chapter 21: Documents as Data and Secondary Data Analysis
 
Chapter 22: Digital and Social Media Research
 
Part 5: Qualitative Data Analysis
 
Chapter 23: Analysing Qualitative Data
 
Chapter 24: Transcription and Data Management
 
Chapter 25: Grounded Theory Coding
 
Chapter 26: Thematic Coding and Content Analysis
 
Chapter 27: Analysing Naturally Occurring Data: Conversation and Discourse
 
Chapter 28: Using Software in Qualitative Data Analysis
 
Part 6: Grounding, Writing And Outlook
 
Chapter 29: Quality of Qualitative Research: Criteria and Beyond
 
Chapter 30: Writing Up and Assessment in Qualitative Research
 
Chapter 31: State of the Art and the Future

This edition is well structured and easy to follow. It provides clear direction of the theory and methods behind qualitative research and how it can be applied

Ms Hattie Campbell
CASS School of Education & Communities, University of East London
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Flick provides an easy to read, yet complex narrative around how to conduct indigenist research. This is of particular benefit to Indigenous students, who are often exposed to only eurocentric ways of knowing and doing.

Ms Jennie Briese
School of Public Health & Social Work, Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove Campus
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Excellent book but I won’t include enough qualitative content in this course to justify the purchase of an entire textbook. Thanks! :)

Mx Wendy Ritch
Other, Kean University
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Business Law, University of Limpopo
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Professor Sonia Lippke
Health Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
June 19, 2025

Comprehensive and readable at academic level 5.

Mr Bernard Pennington
School of Human & Health Sciences, Huddersfield University
July 4, 2024

A comprehensive textbook on qualitative research. Simple to read and understand with examples from research in the real world.

Miss Lee Lui
Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Kingston University
May 10, 2024

Flick provides an easy to read, yet complex narrative around how to conduct indigenist research. This is of particular benefit to Indigenous students, who are often exposed to only eurocentric ways of knowing and doing.

Ms Jennie Briese
School of Public Health & Social Work, Queensland University of Technology - Kelvin Grove Campus
May 31, 2024

Really useful reference book for students using qualitative research. The addition of non-Western perspectives is particularly helpful.

Mrs Carrie Phillips
Social Work Department, Sunderland University
March 20, 2024