Making Sense of Qualitative Data - Complementary Research Strategies

Once a research project has been designed and the data have been gathered, what is the best way to transform this information into something useful? The authors of this practical volume highlight the range of approaches available to qualitative researchers by using a single data set which they analyze using a number of techniques. With special attention paid to the possibilities in computer-aided analysis, this book will be an invaluable resource for the relatively new qualitative researcher.

List of contents

Varieties of Data and Varieties of Analysis
Concepts and Coding
Narratives and Stories
Meanings and Metaphors
Writing and Representation
Beyond the Data
Complementary Strategies of Computer-Aided Analysis
Coda

About the author

Paul Atkinson is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Cardiff University. Recent publications include For Ethnography (SAGE 2014) and Thinking Ethnographically (SAGE 2017). The fourth book in his quartet will be Crafting Ethnography, also for SAGE. The fourth edition of Hammersley and Atkinson Ethnography: Principles in Practice was published by Routledge in 2019. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and of the Learned Society of Wales.

Summary

The authors of this practical book highlight the range of approaches available to qualitative researchers by using a single data set which they analyze using a number of techniques. The book is ideal for the novice researcher seeking the best way to transform raw data into something useful.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Atkinson, Paul A. Atkinson, Paul Anthony Atkinson, Coffey, Amanda Coffey, Amanda Atkinson Coffey, Amanda Jane Coffey, Amanda Jane Atkinson Coffey, Amanda Jane Jane Atkinson Coffey, Professor Amanda Coffey, Professor Amanda Atkinson Coffey, COFFEY AMANDA ATKINSON PAUL ANTH
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.1996
• EAN: 9780803970533
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7053-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: And Social Thought; And Social Thought
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)