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With numerous approaches to choose from, knowing where to start when doing qualitative data analysis (QDA) can be a challenge. This book gives you direction with an accessible and thorough introduction to nine different approaches to QDA, written by a multi-disciplinary team with years of experience teaching and analysing data using these methods.
With a clear focus on the how to of QDA, each chapter includes:
Step-by-step descriptions of how to apply each approach in your research
Online and in-text activities to help you practice your skills
Annotated reading lists so you can dig deeper into key topics
Case studies from a range of disciplines so you can see how each approach works in practice.
The perfect companion on your journey through QDA, the book also offers a comprehensive introduction to the use of NVivo QDA software, helping both new and experienced researchers get to grips with the essentials.
List of contents
Introduction: Walking On and Off the Beaten Track - Peter A. J. Stevens
Critical Discourse Analysis: The Articulation of Power and Ideology in Texts - Stijn Joye and Pieter Maeseele
Grounded Theory: Key Principles and Two Different Approaches - Peter A. J. Stevens and Lore Van Praag
Narrative Analysis: Analysing 'Small Stories' in Social Sciences - Peter A. J. Stevens
NVivo: An Introduction to Textual Qualitative Data-Analysis with Software - Charlotte Maene
Process-Tracing: Making Single Case Studies Transparent and Convincing - Ferdi De Ville, Niels Gheyle, Yf Reykers and Thijs Van de Graaf
Qualitative Comparative Analysis: A Qualitative Method for Uncovering Complex Causal Relations - Tim Haesebrouck
Qualitative Content Analysis: A Practical Introduction - Charlotte Maene
Textual Analysis: A Practical Introduction to Studying Texts in Media and Cultural Studies - Frederik Dhaenens and Sofie Van Bauwel
Thematic Analysis: An Analytical Method in Its Own Right - Davide Dusi and Peter A. J. Stevens
Conclusion: Comparing Destinations and Road Maps - Peter A. J. Stevens
About the author
Peter A. J. Stevens (BA, MA Ghent University, MA, PhD Warwick University) is Associate Professor in Qualitative Research Methods at the Department of Sociology, Ghent University (Belgium). Stevens’ research interests cover the areas of sociology of education and race/ethnic relations. His work has been published in leading journals in the field of education, race and ethnic relations and sociology, including Review of Educational Research, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies and Sociology of Education. He is editor with Gary Dworkin of The Palgrave Handbook of Race and Ethnic Inequalities in Education (2019, 2nd edition, Palgrave, Basingstoke).
Summary
An accessible introduction to help you get to grips with the how-to of qualitative data analysis, written by a multi-disciplinary team with years of experience teaching and analysing data using these methods
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This book is to be applauded. Not only does it introduce students to different forms of qualitative analysis, it also helps them choose amongst these and put them into practice. This is all too rare.
Martyn Hammersley 20221115
