Interpreting Qualitative Data

Silverman, David

ISBN 10: 1446295435 / ISBN 13: 9781446295434

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

Seller Inventory # GOR010398348

Synopsis:

In this fifth edition of his field-defining text, David Silverman, a true guru of qualitative research, walks the reader through the basics of gathering and analyzing qualitative data. The book offers beginners unrivalled hands-on guidance to help them get the best out of a research methods course or research project.

New to the fifth edition:

• A streamlined structure to aid navigation and guide readers smoothly through the research process.
• A new chapter on generalizing from case-study research which addresses the perennial issue of ‘how many cases do you need?’
• New material on doing qualitative research online and the ethics of internet research.
• Additional sections covering organizational documents and documents of everyday life, including blogs and diaries.
• Many more recent case study examples drawn from a broad range of disciplines including business, education, social work and geography as well as health studies.
• A new and improved companion website, full of additional resources for students and lecturers.

This is the perfect companion for all those new to qualitative research.

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.

 

Bibliographic Details

Title: Interpreting Qualitative Data
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fine
Edition: 5th or later Edition