Flick, Uwe,  1956- <br/><br/>
An introduction to qualitative research / 
Uwe Flick. 
 - Edition 5 
 - xxvii, 587 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Previous edition of this translation: 2009. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 546-571) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Guide to this book -- Qualitative research : why and how to do it -- Qualitative and quantitative research -- Approaches to qualitative research -- Ethics of qualitative research -- Using the existing literature -- Theories underlying qualitative research -- Texts as data in qualitative research -- Designing qualitative research -- The qualitative research process -- Research questions -- Entering the field -- Sampling -- Triangulation -- Collecting verbal data -- Interviews -- Focus groups -- Using narrative data -- Collecting data beyond talk -- Observation and ethnography -- Visual data : photography, film, and video -- Using documents as data -- Qualitative data analysis -- Transcription and data management -- Grounded theory coding -- Thematic coding and content analysis -- Naturally occurring data : conversation, discourse, and hermeneutic analysis -- Using software in qualitative data analysis -- Quality of qualitative research : criteria and beyond -- Writing qualitative research -- State of the art and the future. PART ONE: FRAMEWORKGuide to this BookQualitative Research: Why And How to Do ItQualitative and Quantitative ResearchApproaches to Qualitative ResearchEthics of Qualitative ResearchPART TWO: THEORY IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCHUsing the Existing LiteratureTheories Underlying Qualitative ResearchTexts as Data in Qualitative ResearchPART THREE: RESEARCH DESIGNDesigning Qualitative ResearchThe Qualitative Research ProcessResearch QuestionsEntering the FieldSamplingTriangulationPART FOUR: VERBAL DATACollecting Verbal DataInterviewsFocus GroupsUsing Narrative Data PART FIVE: DATA BEYOND TALKCollecting Data Beyond TalkObservation and Ethnography Visual Data: Photography, Film & VideoUsing Documents as DataPART SIX: QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSISQualitative Data AnalysisTranscription and Data ManagementGrounded Theory CodingThematic Coding and Content Analysis Naturally Occuring Data: Conversation, Discourse, and Hermeneutic AnalysisUsing Software in Qualitative Data AnalysisPART SEVEN: GROUNDING, WRITING AND OUTLOOKQuality of Qualitative Research: Criteria and BeyondWriting Qualitative ResearchState of the Art and the Future 
<br/><br/> Lecturers - request an e-inspection copy of this text€or contact your local SAGE representative to discuss your course needs. In the new edition of his bestselling book, Uwe Flick introduces all of the main theoretical approaches to qualitative research, and provides unmatched coverage of the full range of methods now available to qualitative researchers. Organised around the process of doing qualitative research, the book guides you through ethics, research design, data collection, and data analysis. In this fifth edition, you will find: a new chapter outlining methodological approaches t.  Organized around the process of doing qualitative research, the Fifth Edition of the bestseller guides readers through ethics, research design, data collection, and data analysis.  
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences  Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 
<br/><br/><br/>Translated from the German. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781446267783 (hbk.) 9781446267790 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013942397 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Psychology--Qualitative research.<br/>Social sciences--Methodology.<br/>Qualitative research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF76.5  / .F5713 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.721 F64 2014