Qualitative Research Practice
A Guide for Social Science Students and Researchers
- Jane Ritchie - National Centre for Social Research, London
- Jane Lewis - Colebrooke Centre for Evidence and Implementation
- Carol McNaughton Nicholls - National Centre for Social Research, London
- Rachel Ormston - Scottish Centre for Social Research
Written by a team of leading researchers associated with NatCen Social Research (the National Centre for Social Research) this textbook leads students and researchers through the entire process of qualitative research from beginning to end - moving through design, sampling, data collection, analysis and reporting. In this fully revised second edition you will find:
- A practical account of how to carry out qualitative research which recognises a range of current approaches and applications
- A brand new chapter on ethics
- A brand new chapter on observational research
- Updated advice on using software when analysing your qualitative data
- New case studies which illustrate issues you may encounter and how problems have been tackled by other researchers.
This excellent book guides a novice researcher through qualitative research.
The chapter 'Writing up Qualitative Research ' supplies excellent guidelines for a novice researcher.
The text is a recommended reference for Bachelor and Master degree students doing their final dissertation project.
This is an excellent book. It is clear, informative, well referenced and relevant to social science researchers.
Provides more in-depth information about how to carry out qualitative research projects.
Written in a readable style, this book is a good introduction to qualitative research methods
This is a good introductory text in the practice of using qualitative methods. It is a suitable text for undergraduate students and provides the basics of qualitative research for postgraduate researchers.
This is one of the very best books on qualitative research that I have come across. Its account of the foundations of qualitative research is unusually clear and highly engaging. The chapters on design, sampling and fieldwork are very informative and practical. The clear distinctions between purpose, process and practicalities of interviews and focus groups are useful. The chapters on analysis, generalisation and writing up are particularly strong and will definitely give students the confidence to undertake qualitative research without undue fear.
Students frequently deliver simplistic models of evaluation of qualitative data. They do not know that qualitative research is by an empirical perspective not different to quantitative research.
The comprehensiveness of all methodological steps and profound explanation on all steps of solid and robust research of reliability and validity is remarkable. This book will be of much student support.
This does not only count for the research process alone, the individual chapters can support writing a profound methodology at all levels of studies.
A practical but also critical textbook
An excellent book on qualitative research, covering a wide range of approaches, including case studies, suitable for students and researchers.
