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"Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology. Serves as a "how-to" guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus groups, interpret and analyze data, and represent it in a compelling manner Demonstrates how qualitative data can be systematically utilized to address pressing personal, organizational, and social problems Written in an engaging style, with in-depth examples from the author's own practice Comprehensive companion website includes sample syllabi, lesson plans, a list of helpful website links, test bank and exam review materials, and exercises and worksheets, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/tracy "--
List of contents
Prologue: Is this book for me?
Chapter 1: Developing Contextual Research that Matters
Chapter 2: Entering the Conversation of Qualitative Research
Chapter 3: Paradigmatic Reflections and Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 4: Fieldwork and Fieldplay: Negotiating Access and Exploring the Scene
Chapter 5: Proposal Writing: Explaining Your Research to Institutional Review Boards, Instructors, Supervisory Committees, and Funding Agencies
Chapter 6: Field Roles, Fieldnotes, and Field Focus
Chapter 7: Interview Planning and Design: Sampling, Recruiting, and Questioning
Chapter 8: Interview Practice: Embodied, Mediated, and Focus Group Approaches
Chapter 9: Data Analysis Basics: A Pragmatic Iterative Approach
Chapter 10: Advanced Data Analysis: The Art and Magic of Interpretation
Chapter 11: Qualitative Quality: Creating a Credible, Ethical, Significant Study
Chapter 12: Writing Part 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Qualitative Tales
Chapter 13: Writing Part 2: Drafting, Polishing, and Publishing
Chapter 14: Qualitative Methodology Matters: Exiting and Communicating Impact
Appendix A: Fieldnote
Appendix B: Focus Group Guide
Appendix C: Interview Transcription Excerpts
References
Index
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"This book provides a detailed step-by-step explanation of qualitative data gathering, analysis, and writing, and provides the approach to evaluating qualitative quality. It is designed to provide enough methodological details to be helpful to graduate students and advanced scholars, and is a comprehensive resource for the theoretical undergrounds and practical conduct of methodology." ( NeoPopRealism Journal , 1 August 2013)
