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A guide to qualitative field research / Carol A. Bailey, Virginia Tech.

By: Bailey, Carol A, 1950- [author.].
Publisher: Los Angeles, California, USA : SAGE Publications, ©2018Edition: Third Edition.Description: xix, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781506306995 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Social sciences -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 300.723 B15 2018
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- About the author -- Introduction to qualitative field research -- Ethics -- Topic, purpose, and research questions -- Theory and review of literature -- Paradigms, research design, and introduction to methodology -- From gaining entre to exiting the field -- Observations -- Interviews -- Field notes -- Procedures for increasing validity and trustworthiness -- Introduction to analysis and coding -- Descriptions and typologies -- Thematic analysis -- Research stories and critical events and cases -- Writing the final paper -- References -- Glossary -- Index.
Summary: This book provides] instructions for conducting qualitative research in the field. [The author] gives increased attention to the early and last stages of field research, often the most difficult: selecting a topic, deciding upon the purpose of your research, and writing the final paper, all in her signature reader-friendly writing style. This edition features research examples from graduate and undergraduate students to make examples meaningful to fellow students; a new 'Putting It All Together' feature, with examples of how different parts of the research process interact; and more emphasis on the 'nuts and bolts' of research, such as what to include in an informed consent form, a proposal, and the final paper."
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Revised edition of the author's A guide to qualitative field research, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.

Acknowledgements --
About the author --
Introduction to qualitative field research --
Ethics --
Topic, purpose, and research questions --
Theory and review of literature --
Paradigms, research design, and introduction to methodology --
From gaining entre to exiting the field --
Observations --
Interviews --
Field notes --
Procedures for increasing validity and trustworthiness --
Introduction to analysis and coding --
Descriptions and typologies --
Thematic analysis --
Research stories and critical events and cases --
Writing the final paper --
References --
Glossary --
Index.

This book provides] instructions for conducting qualitative research in the field. [The author] gives increased attention to the early and last stages of field research, often the most difficult: selecting a topic, deciding upon the purpose of your research, and writing the final paper, all in her signature reader-friendly writing style. This edition features research examples from graduate and undergraduate students to make examples meaningful to fellow students; a new 'Putting It All Together' feature, with examples of how different parts of the research process interact; and more emphasis on the 'nuts and bolts' of research, such as what to include in an informed consent form, a proposal, and the final paper."

College of Education Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies

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