Qualitative Research Methods - Softcover

Liamputtong, Pranee; Ezzy, Douglas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019551744X ISBN 13: 9780195517446

Publisher: OUP Australia & New Zealand, 2005

Synopsis

Qualitative Research Methods is a practical guide to conducting qualitative research. It explains methodological issues and presents a step-by-step guide to qualitative research techniques. The book contains general chapters on sampling and rigour, the use of theory, data analysis, and writing research proposals and reports. It reviews established methods such as interviewing, focus groups and ethnography, as well as more innovative and complex methods such as narrative method, memory-work and participatory-action research. Each technique is clearly illustrated by detailed Australian examples and case studies that ground the research in a practical setting. This new edition contains the latest information on how to present qualitative research. It incorporates expanded material on the legal repercussions of research, as well as more information on the different types of interviews. All new sections include how to conduct research among the vulnerable and case studies that clearly illustrate how to analyse qualitative data. This new edition has been revised to include examples from outside the health sciences, making it also suitable for social science students. The book provides a comprehensive Australian guide for students undertaking qualitative research.

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Review

"What makes this book stand out from other books on this subject is that it is easy to read and gives a simple-to-understand introduction to qualitative research methods. It provides broad examples of qualitative-research methods in health-care research disciplines, and readers can learn from these examples how particular qualitative qualitative-research methods are used."--Respiratory Care "What makes this book stand out from other books on this subject is that it is easy to read and gives a simple-to-understand introduction to qualitative research methods. It provides broad examples of qualitative-research methods in health-care research disciplines, and readers can learn from these examples how particular qualitative qualitative-research methods are used."--Respiratory Care "What makes this book stand out from other books on this subject is that it is easy to read and gives a simple-to-understand introduction to qualitative research methods. It provides broad examples of qualitative-research methods in health-care research disciplines, and readers can learn from these examples how particular qualitative qualitative-research methods are used."--Respiratory Care "What makes this book stand out from other books on this subject is that it is easy to read and gives a simple-to-understand introduction to qualitative research methods. It provides broad examples of qualitative-research methods in health-care research disciplines, and readers can learn from theseexamples how particular qualitative qualitative-research methods are used."--Respiratory Care

About the Author

Pranee Liamputtong - Professor and Personal Chair, School of Public Health, La Trobe University

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Australia & New Zealand
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019551744X
• ISBN 13: 9780195517446
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424