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Doing qualitative research: a comprehensive guide

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New Delhi Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd., 2008Description: xviii, 555 pISBN:
  • 9781412926393
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 S4D6
Summary: This is the indispensable, bestselling qualitative textbook and is now chock-full of examples and pedagogy for the American market! David Silverman's seminal Doing Qualitative Research, originally written primarily for the European market, has been completely revised and adapted for U.S. students with the help of Amir Marvasti of Penn State Altoona. It contains interdisciplinary and real-world examples and student diaries that speak to those readers undertaking new research projects and qualitative dissertations in the U.S. This work: offers a thorough review of the major methods in qualitative research and data analysis techniques specific to each method; gives practical advice on key issues, such as defining 'originality' and narrowing down a topic; presents End-of-Chapter Narratives accounts of current or former graduate student's experiences with the topics covered in the respective chapters; contains web-based exercises designed to help students and their instructors incorporate web-based learning in their courses; and, includes exercises to test reader's knowledge and to encourage the development of relevant skills. This lively, accessible textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences - including those in sociology, education, communications, anthropology, and health departments. (Source: www.alibris.com)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 513-527) and indexes.

This is the indispensable, bestselling qualitative textbook and is now chock-full of examples and pedagogy for the American market! David Silverman's seminal Doing Qualitative Research, originally written primarily for the European market, has been completely revised and adapted for U.S. students with the help of Amir Marvasti of Penn State Altoona. It contains interdisciplinary and real-world examples and student diaries that speak to those readers undertaking new research projects and qualitative dissertations in the U.S. This work: offers a thorough review of the major methods in qualitative research and data analysis techniques specific to each method; gives practical advice on key issues, such as defining 'originality' and narrowing down a topic; presents End-of-Chapter Narratives accounts of current or former graduate student's experiences with the topics covered in the respective chapters; contains web-based exercises designed to help students and their instructors incorporate web-based learning in their courses; and, includes exercises to test reader's knowledge and to encourage the development of relevant skills. This lively, accessible textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences - including those in sociology, education, communications, anthropology, and health departments. (Source: www.alibris.com)

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