Qualitative data : an introduction to coding and analysis / Carl F. Auerbach and Louise B. Silverstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Auerbach, Carl F.

Contributor:

Silverstein, Louise B.

Series:

Qualitative studies in psychology.

Qualitative studies in psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology--Research--Methodology.

Psychology.

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Qualitative Data is meant for the novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of information. It takes readers through the qualitative research process, beginning with an examination of the basic philosophy of qualitative research, and ending with planning and carrying out a qualitative research study. It provides an explicit, step-by-step procedure that will take the researcher from the raw text of interview data through data analysis and theory construction to the creation of a publishable work. The volume provides actual examples based on the author

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Getting into Qualitative Research; 1. Introducing Qualitative Hypothesis-Generating Research: The Yeshiva University Fatherhood Project; Part II: Planning Your First Research Study; 2. Designing Hypothesis-Generating Research: The HaitianFathers Study; 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Research as Complementary Strategies; Part III: Analyzing Your First Research Study; 4. Coding 1: The Basic Idea; 5. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 1: Making the TextManageable; 6. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 2: Hearing WhatWas Said

7. Coding 2: The Mechanics, Phase 3: Developing Theory8. Convincing Other People: The Issues Formerly Knownas Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability; Part IV: Designing and Analyzing Your Next Research Study; 9. Designing Your Next Study Using Theoretical Sampling:The Promise Keeper Fathers; 10. Analyzing Your Next Study Using Elaborative Coding:The Promise Keeper Fathers; Part V: Final Thoughts; 11. The "Why" of Qualitative Research: A Personal View; Appendix A: Simplifying the Bookkeeping with Qualitative DataAnalysis Programs; Appendix B: The Haitian Fathers Study

Appendix C: The Promise Keepers StudyReferences; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-0780-7

1-4175-6855-0

OCLC:

780425875