Description
Book SynopsisUsing Qualitative Methods to Answer Your Research Question provides an accessible and detailed guide to using qualitative methods in social science research. This book places your research question at the centre of your choice of methodology and helps you to identify the strongest qualitative approach to maximize your success.
The book provides detailed guidance on:
âTypes of research questions best suited to investigation using qualitative approaches
âSelecting a research question and applying the appropriate methodology
âRelating the aims of a research question to the nature of the methodology chosen
âThe main approaches to the collection and analysis of qualitative data
âUsing qualitative methods in your research
âThe different levels of detail required of undergraduate and postgraduate writing
This book is ideal for all
Table of Contents
Section A The main features of qualitative methods.
Chapter 1 Distinguishing between qualitative and quantitative methods.
Chapter 2 Interpretive research and the scientific paradigm.
Section B The reasons for using qualitative methods.
Chapter 3 Research questions and the interpretive paradigm.
Chapter 4 Sampling strategies in qualitative research.
Chapter 5 Research ethics.
Section C The methods of collecting qualitative data.
Chapter 6 Research questions and plans for methodology.
Chapter 7 Phenomenological research.
Chapter 8 Interview research
Chapter 9 Ethnographic research.
Chapter 10 Life history, oral history, and autobiographical research.
Chapter 11 Symbolic interactionism and participant observation.
Chapter 12 Case study research.
Chapter 13 Action research.
Chapter 14 Feminist research.
Section D The analysis and presentation of qualitative data.
Chapter 15 Types of data to be analysed.
Chapter 16 Grounded Theory
