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Book SynopsisThis text provides comprehensive coverage of the key methods for analyzing, interpreting, and writing up qualitative research in a single volume, and drawing on the expertise of major names in the field. Covering all the steps in the process of analyzing, interpreting, and presenting findings in qualitative research, the authors utilize a consistent chapter structure that provides novice and seasoned researchers with pragmatic, "how-to" strategies. Each chapter introduces the method; uses one of the authors′ own research projects as a case study of the method described; shows how the specific analytic method can be used in other types of studies; and concludes with questions and activities to prompt class discussion or personal study.
Trade ReviewThis book is a great addition to the library of qualitative books for use with graduate students. Each chapter has examples to use and offers the nuance and complexities that are inherent in qualitative inquiry. -- Anne M. Hornak
As an instructor of qualitative research courses, I know this text will be immediately useful for my students. Each chapter calls to mind a student who could benefit from its contents. The whole book is written in a way that’s accessible and down-to-earth and it will appeal to graduate students especially; I’ve picked up some new techniques, as well. -- Jane West
A complete guide for qualitative researchers – emerging or experienced. New ways to think about the vital role of qualitative studies! -- Jacalyn M. Griffen
The chapter authors provide clear, practical, and vibrant examples of their strategies. Individually, each chapter gives care to how the authors have used the strategy in the past. Collectively, the chapters provide a wealth of unique and innovative analysis approaches for all qualitative researchers to consider. -- Peggy Shannon-Baker
Table of ContentsIntroduction - Charles Vanover, Paul Mihas, and Johnny Saldaña SECTION 1: DATA AND CONCEPTUAL OPTIONS - Charles Vanover and Paul Mihas Chapter 1: As A Qualitative Study Unfolds: Shifts in Design and Analysis - Gerardo L. Blanco & Gretchen B. Rossman Chapter 2: Using Qualitative Data Analysis Software to Manage the Research Process - Jessica N. Lester & Trena M. Paulus Chapter 3: After Someone Else’s Interview - Sheryl L. Chatfield SECTION 2: INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION STRATEGIES - Charles Vanover Chapter 4: Transcription as a Form of Qualitative Inquiry - Charles Vanover Chapter 5: Theories and Practices of Transcription from Discourse Analysis - Mariaelena Bartesaghi Chapter 6: Voice to Text: Automating Transcription - Silvana di Gregorio SECTION 3: STRATEGIES FOR CODING AND CATEGORIZING DATA - Paul Mihas Chapter 7: Coding System Design and Management - Daniel Turner Chapter 8: Deductive and Inductive Approaches to Qualitative Data Analysis - Andrea J. Bingham & Patricia Witkowsky Chapter 9: Coding, Categorizing, and Theming the Data: A Reflexive Search for Meaning - Janet C. Richards Chapter 10: Oral Coding: An Alternative Way to Make Sense of Interview Data - James A. Bernauer Chapter 11: Mapping Trajectories: Analyzing and Interpreting Focus Group Data Rhizomatically - Alyson Welker & George Kamberelis Chapter 12: Analyzing and Coding Interviews and Focus Groups Considering Cross-Cultural and Cross-Language Data - Elsa M. Gonzalez and Yvonna S. Lincoln SECTION 4: REFLECTION AND ANALYTIC MEMOING STRATEGIES - Paul Mihas Chapter 13: On Being a Researcher-Participant: Challenges With the Iterative Process of Data Production, Analysis and (Re)Production - Craig M. McGill, Drew Puroway, and Mark Duslak Chapter 14: Memo Writing Strategies: Analyzing the Parts and the Whole - Paul Mihas Chapter 15: Critical Analytic Memoing - Elaine Keane SECTION 5: INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES - Paul Mihas Chapter 16: Listening Deeply: Indexing Research Conversations - Jaime L. Fiddler Chapter 17: Emergent Analysis: Strategies for Making Sense of an Evolving Longitudinal Study - Adrian Larbi-Cherif, Cori Egan, Joshua L. Glazer Chapter 18: Making Claims Using Qualitative Data - Tim Huffman SECTION 6: ARTS-BASED PRACTICES - Johnny Saldaña Chapter 19: Dramatizing Interviews - Johnny Saldaña Chapter 20: What Makes an Effective Teacher? Revealing Good Teaching Practice Through Poetic Transcription - Robyn Shenfield & Monica Prendergast Chapter 21: Embedding Critical, Creative, and Contemplative Data Analysis in Interview Studies - Kakali Bhattacharya Chapter 22: Follow the Headlights: On Comics-Based Data Analysis - Sally Campbell Galman SECTION 7: WRITING-UP PRACTICES - Paul Mihas Chapter 23: Turning Transcripts into Stories - Aishath Nasheeda, Haslinda Binti Abdullah, Steven Eric Krauss, Nobaya Binti Ahmed Chapter 24: Writing for a Broad Audience: White Papers, Blogs, and OpEds - Jessica Smartt Gullion Chapter 25: Sophie’s Choices: The Social Act of Publishing a Qualitative Study - Mitchell Allen Conclusion - Paul Mihas, Johnny Saldaña, and Charles Vanover
