Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography

Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography is a practical, in-depth guide to understanding and conducting qualitative research in human geography. Reflecting both established and modern methods and written by some of the most authoritative voices in the discipline, the text teaches students how to plan, execute, interpret, and effectively communicate qualitative research. Organized into three parts, the fifth edition is a comprehensive, engaging resource for both students and new researchers in the field. The new edition brings on Meghan Cope as co-editor and has been revised to maintain its twenty-chapter length while also retaining its comprehensive but succinct coverage of the field. All revised chapters have been carefully updated with fresh references and a look at new issues and technologies in the field that have arisen in the past five years. Several chapters have been revised significantly by a new, invigorated group of authors, and features a wholly new addition on solicited journals and narrative maps. All seven of the new authors in this edition are women and/or scholars of colour, and there is rich topical diversity in their work, particularly an emphasis on social justice, Indigenous issues, and matters of race/racism.

List of contents

• Figures and Boxes


• Contributors


• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• PART I: Introducing Qualitative Research


• 1: Where Are We Now? Qualitative Research in Human Geography, Meghan Cope and Iain Hay


• 2: Power, Subjectivity, and Ethics in Qualitative Research, John Paul Catungal and Robyn Dowling


• 3: Reaching Out: Cross-cultural research, Mabel Gergan and Sara Smith


• 4: Empowering Methodologies: Feminist and Indigenous Approaches, Jay T. Johnson and Clare Madge


• 5: Writing a Compelling Research Proposal, Hilda E. Kurtz


• 6: Rigorous and Trustworthy: Qualitative Research Design, Elaine Stratford and Matt Bradshaw


• PART II: Talking, Watching, Text, and Context: The Scope and Practices of Qualitative Research in Geography


• 7: Case Studies in Qualitative Research, Jamie Baxter


• 8: "Placing" Participant Observation, Annette Watson


• 9: Engaging Interviews, Kevin Dunn


• 10: Listening Sensitively: Oral Histories, Darius Scott


• 11: Focusing on the Focus Group, Jenny Cameron


• 12: From Dusty to Digital: Archival Research, Michael Roche


• 13: Using Questionnaires in Qualitative Human Geography, Pauline M. McGuirk and Phillip O'Neill


• 14: "Where I Went Today...": Solicited Journals and Narrative Mapping, Sarah Turner


• 15: Emerging Digital Geographies, Jamie Winders


• 16: Participatory Action Research: Collaboration and Empowerment, Sara Kindon


• PART III: Making Sense of Your Data: Co-producing Geographic Knowledge and Sharing with the World


• 17: Revealing the Construction of Social Realities: Foucauldian Discourse Analysis, Gordon Waitt


• 18: Organizing, Coding, and Analyzing Qualitative Data, Meghan Cope


• 19: Constructing Meaningful Geographical Knowledges, Writing Qualitative Geographies, Juliana Mansvelt and Lawrence D. Berg


• 20: Small Stories, Big Impact: Communicating Qualitative Research to Wider Audiences, Dydia DeLyser and Eric Pawson


• Glossary


• References


• Index

About the author

Iain Hay is Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Geography in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Flinders University. He is former foundation Dean (Education) for the College. Iain is a recipient of the Prime Minister's Award for Australian University Teacher of the Year and Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (UK). He is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is currently Vice-President of the International Geographical Union.

Meghan Cope is a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Vermont, US. Her work has always blended qualitative research with a sustained interest in "the everyday", particularly for marginalized groups.

Summary

Qualitative Research Methods in Human Geography is a practical, in-depth guide to understanding and conducting qualitative research in human geography. Reflecting both established and modern methods and written by some of the most authoritative voices in the discipline, the text teaches students how to plan, execute, interpret, and effectively communicate qualitative research. Organized into three parts, the fifth edition is a comprehensive, engaging resource for both students and new researchers in the field. The new edition brings on Meghan Cope as co-editor and has been revised to maintain its twenty-chapter length while also retaining its comprehensive but succinct coverage of the field. All revised chapters have been carefully updated with fresh references and a look at new issues and technologies in the field that have arisen in the past five years. Several chapters have been revised significantly by a new, invigorated group of authors, and features a wholly new addition on solicited journals and narrative maps. All seven of the new authors in this edition are women and/or scholars of colour, and there is rich topical diversity in their work, particularly an emphasis on social justice, Indigenous issues, and matters of race/racism.

Product details

• Assisted by: Meghan Cope (Editor), Meghan (Professor Cope (Editor), Iain Hay (Editor), Iain (Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor Hay (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780199034215
• ISBN: 978-0-19-903421-5
• No. of pages: 536
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 233 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 634 g
• Illustrations: 2 photos (1-colour); 14 figures, 6 tables
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography