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In Discovering Qualitative Methods, Third Edition, researchers Carol A. B. Warren and Tracy Xavia Karner emphasize the process of social research--from the initial idea to the final paper, journal article, or scholarly monograph. Establishing the theoretical underpinnings and applications of qualitative research, the authors offer comprehensive yet straightforward coverage that includes the major types of qualitative analysis: field research or ethnography, interviews, documents, and images. They also discuss the historical background and evolution of research practices, in turn teaching students how to generate and develop their own rigorous practices. A thorough, versatile text, Discovering Qualitative Methods, Third Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in qualitative methods and general research methods. It is also appropriate for qualitative methods courses in other social science disciplines including anthropology, business, communications, education, journalism, and social work.
List of contents
- Preface: Welcome to the Study of Qualitative Methods
- Acknowledgments
- PART I
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Qualitative Methods
- Chapter 2. The Law, Politics, and Ethics of Qualitative Research
- PART II
- Chapter 3. Ethnography: Setting and Entrée
- Chapter 4. Roles and Relationships in Ethnographic Research
- Chapter 5. Writing Fieldnotes
- Chapter 6. The Interview: From Research Questions to Interview Questions
- Chapter 7. The Interview: Interaction, Talk, and Text
- Chapter 8. The Textual and the Visual as Qualitative Data: Documents, Images, and the Internet
- PART III
- Chapter 9. Analyzing Qualitative Data: Fieldnotes, Transcripts, Documents, and Images
- Chapter 10. Writing Well
- References
- Index
About the author
Carol A. B. Warren is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Kansas.
Tracy Xavia Karner is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Houston.
Summary
In Discovering Qualitative Methods, Third Edition, researchers Carol A. B. Warren and Tracy Xavia Karner emphasize the process of social research--from the initial idea to the final paper, journal article, or scholarly monograph. Establishing the theoretical underpinnings and applications of qualitative research, the authors offer comprehensive yet straightforward coverage that includes the major types of qualitative analysis: field research or ethnography, interviews, documents, and images. They also discuss the historical background and evolution of research practices, in turn teaching students how to generate and develop their own rigorous practices. A thorough, versatile text, Discovering Qualitative Methods, Third Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in qualitative methods and general research methods. It is also appropriate for qualitative methods courses in other social science disciplines including anthropology, business, communications, education, journalism, and social work.
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Discovering Qualitative Methods uses an ethnographic lens through which to portray and induct students into qualitative research. The authors do a great job of covering the important topics related to the subject. I have been describing this book to colleagues as a delightful read. The basic everyday aspects of doing research are laid out in a plain and straightforward way for students.
