This brief, inexpensive guide introduces students and novices to the key elements of qualitative research methods. Written in a friendly, conversational style, replete with good examples from multiple disciplines, student exercises, and key points to remember, the volume works ideally with other qualitative textbooks to provide a comprehensive overview to qualitative methods for students. Chapters cover the essentials of theory building, research design, methods, data collection and analysis, writing, ethics, rigor and proposal writing.
Author(s): Maria J. Mayan
Series: Qualitative Essentials
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2016 [2009]
Language: English
Commentary: TruePDF
Pages: 173
Tags: Ethnology: Qualitative Research; Ethnology: Methodology
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry
What Is Qualitative Inquiry?
Methodological Coherence and the Armchair Walkthrough
Qualitative Annoyances
Summary
Exercise 1.1: Finding the Story behind the Numbers
Chapter 2: Theory and Method
Ontology, Epistemology, and Theoretical Position/Perspective
Methodology and Method
Relationship between Theoretical Position/Perspective and Method
Summary
Exercise 2.1: Sorting It Out
Chapter 3: Method
Choosing a Method
The Methods
Summary
Exercise 3.1: Many Methods and the Armchair Walkthrough
Chapter 4: Research Question and Sampling
The Research Question
Sampling
Saturation
Summary
Exercise 4.1: An Environmental Scan
Chapter 5: Data Collection
Data Collection Strategies
Summary
Exercise 5.1: Observation and Field Notes
Chapter 6: Data Analysis
Inquiry as Deductive, Inductive, and Abductive
Terms and Processes of Data Analysis
Summary
Exercise 6.1: Categorizing and Theming
Chapter 7: Rigor
The Rigor Game
Talking, Doing, and Writing about Rigor
Being Rigorous
Summary
Exercise 7.1: Examining Criteria/Standards
Chapter 8: Proposal Writing
Before Writing: Proposals and Politics
Writing
Coordinating the Submission
Summary
Exercise 8.1: Proposal Savvy
Chapter 9: Ethics Boards, Risk, and Qualitative Research
Ethics: Beyond “Getting through Ethics”
Summary
Exercise 9.1: Ethics without REBs/IRBs
Chapter 10: Representation, Writing, and Reflexivity
Representation
Writing
Reflexivity
Summary
Exercise 10.1: Uncle Ben’s Last Words
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
