Qualitative methodology : a practical guide / Jane Mills, Melanie Birks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Jane, 1948-

Contributor:

Birks, Melanie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qualitative research--Methodology.

Qualitative research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Fresh, insightful and clear, this exciting textbook provides an engaging introduction to the application of qualitative methodology in the real world. Expert researchers trace the history and philosophical underpinnings of different methodologies, explore the specific demands each places upon the researcher and robustly set out relevant issues surrounding quality and rigour. A practical book, it introduces the relevant methods of generating, collecting and analysing data for each discrete methodology and then looks at best practice for presenting findings. This enables you to compare qualitative methods and to confidently select the approach most appropriate for your research question. Key Features Include: 'window into' sections - real world examples showing each methodology in action, learning objectives and student activities, full glossary, annotated suggestions for further reading, links to downloadable SAGE articles, links to relevant websites and organizations. This is an invaluable resource for students and researchers across the social sciences and a must-have guide for those embarking on a research project. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I 1

1 Introducing Qualitative Research / Jane Mills Mills, Jane, Melanie Birks Birks, Melanie 3

2 Practical Philosophy / Melanie Birks Birks, Melanie 17

3 Methodology and Methods / Jane Mills Mills, Jane 31

Part II 49

4 Action Research / Bob Dick Dick, Bob 51

5 Discourse Analysis / Marianne LeGreco LeGreco, Marianne 67

6 Critical Ethnography / Urmitapa Dutta Dutta, Urmitapa 89

7 Grounded Theory / Jane Mills Mills, Jane, Melanie Birks Birks, Melanie, Karen Hoare Hoare, Karen 107

8 Historical Research / Sean L'Estrange L'Estrange, Sean 123

9 Case Study / Allison Stewart Stewart, Allison 145

10 Narrative Research / Patrick John Lewis Lewis, Patrick John, Robin Adeney Adeney, Robin 161

11 Phenomenology / Kim Usher Usher, Kim, Debra Jackson Jackson, Debra 181

Part III 199

12 Proposing Your Research / Jane Mills Mills, Jane, Melanie Birks Birks, Melanie 201

13 Quality in Qualitative Research / Melanie Birks Birks, Melanie 221

14 A New Generation of Qualitative Research / Jane Mills Mills, Jane 237.

Notes:

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781473920163

OCLC:

1026386815

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.