Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition
Language: English
Published by SAGE Publications Inc, United States, Thousand Oaks, 2004
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Doing Qualitative Research has been the single most useful text in my academic learning and now my teaching. Barely a working day goes by without me drawing on one of [Silvermans] many practical pointers or examples of sound practice - Dr Bridget Hamilton, University of Melbourne David Silvermans seminal Doing Qualitative Research can justifiably claim to be `the supervisor in your pocket for all PhD and Masters students embarking on their own qualitative research project. This hugely popular textbook has been fully revised and updated and is one of the few books available that can claim to be essential reading for anyone planning their own research project. Written in a lively, accessible style, this step-by-step guide provides answers to all the questions students ask when beginning their first research project. Silverman demonstrates how to learn the craft of qualitative research by applying knowledge about different methods to actual data. He provides practical advice on key issues, such as: defining `originality and narrowing down a topic; keeping a research diary and writing a research report; and presenting research to different audiences. Features of Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition include: - six new chapters - case studies of students own experiential accounts of doing research - essential guidance on practical issues such as working with your supervisor or writing up your research - end-of-chapter researchers checklists - a range of examples from across the full range of social science disciplines, including sociology, education, health studies and business studies - the latest discussions of CAQDAS and E-research - an all new and extended methods glossary Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition retains Silvermans uniquely accessible, hands-on style, walking the student through every aspect of the process of actually doing a qualitative research project. Packed with case studies and examples of students experiences, the book has many features to aid study, including overviews, summaries of key skills and a glossary of terms. Each stage in the research process is grounded in worked examples based on the experiences of real students, with exercises designed both to test readers knowledge and to encourage the development of practical skills. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…
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- Title
- Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition
- Author
- David Silverman
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc, United States, Thousand Oaks
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1412901979
- ISBN 13
- 9781412901970
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 699 grams
- Dimensions
- 170.0 x 242.0
David Silverman′s seminal Doing Qualitative Research can justifiably claim to be `the supervisor in your pocket′ for all PhD and Masters students embarking on their own qualitative research project.
This hugely popular textbook has been fully revised and updated and is one of the few books available that can claim to be essential reading for anyone planning their own research project.
Written in a lively, accessible style, this step-by-step guide provides answers to all the questions students ask when beginning their first research project. Silverman demonstrates how to learn the craft of qualitative research by applying knowledge about different methods to actual data. He provides practical advice on key issues, such as: defining `originality′ and narrowing down a topic; keeping a research diary and writing a research report; and presenting research to different audiences.
Features of Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition include:
- six new chapters
- case studies of students′ own experiential accounts of doing research
- essential guidance on practical issues such as working with your supervisor or writing up your research
- end-of-chapter ′researcher′s checklists′
- a range of examples from across the full range of social science disciplines, including sociology, education, health studies and business studies
- the latest discussions of CAQDAS and E-research
- an all new and extended methods glossary
Doing Qualitative Research: Second Edition retains Silverman′s uniquely accessible, hands-on style, walking the student through every aspect of the process of actually doing a qualitative research project.
Packed with case studies and examples of students′ experiences, the book has many features to aid study, including overviews, summaries of key skills and a glossary of terms. Each stage in the research process is grounded in worked examples based on the experiences of real students, with exercises designed both to test readers′ knowledge and to encourage the development of practical skills.
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About the Author
David Silverman trained as a sociologist at the London School of Economics and the University of California, Los Angeles. He taught for 32 years at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is interested in conversation and discourse analysis and he has researched medical consultations and HIV-test counselling.
He is the author of Interpreting Qualitative Data (Seventh Edition, 2024) and A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research (Second Edition, 2013). He is also the editor of Qualitative Research (Sixth Edition, 2026) and the Sage series, Introducing Qualitative Methods. In recent years, he has offered short, hands-on workshops in qualitative research for research students and faculty at universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Now retired from full-time work, David aims to watch one hundred days of cricket a year. He also enjoys voluntary work in an old people’s home where he sings with residents with dementia and strokes.
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