Qualitative Research

Auteur

Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor of Higher Education Research at Coventry University, UK.

Claire Howell Major is Professor of Higher Education at the University of Alabama, USA.

Texte du rabat

This book is a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry, cleverly combined with practical, hands-on advice on how to conduct a successful qualitative study.

Contenu

Part 1: Considering perspectives

1. Qualitative research

2. A brief history of philosophical perspectives

3. Research choices and lenses

Part 2: Acknowledging a position

4. Philosophical stance

5. Personal stance, positionality and reflexivity

Part 3: Framing the study

6. The 'who' or 'what' of study

7. Research questions

8. Literature review

9. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks

Part 4: Choosing a research approach

10. Case study

11. Pragmatic qualitative research

12. Grounded theory

13. Ethnography

14. Phenomenology

15. Narrative approaches

16. Action research

17. Collaborative approaches

18. Evaluation

19. Art-based approaches

Part 5: Collecting data

20. Time, place and participants

21. Ethics and ethical approval

22. Fieldwork

23. Interviews

24. Focus groups

25. Observation

26. Documents

Part 6: Working with data and findings

27. Data handling and coding

28. Data analysis

29. Data Interpretation

30. Quality

Part 7: Writing about the research

31. Researcher voice

32. The research report

33. Writing strategies and writing for publication