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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silverman, David
Format: Printed Book
Published: London Sage 2017
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Social sciences
Qualitative research
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: One.How to Use This Book
  • Two.What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Why Do Researchers Use Qualitative Methods?
  • 3.Are Qualitative Methods Always Appropriate?
  • 4.Should You Use Qualitative Methods?
  • 5.Wrapping Up
  • Three.Focusing a Research Project
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Moira's Research Diary
  • 3.Sally's Research Diary
  • 4.Simon's Research Diary
  • 5.Wrapping Up
  • Four.Ethical Research
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The Standards of Ethical Research
  • 3.Why Ethics Matter for Your Research
  • 4.Ethical Guidelines in Practice
  • 5.Complex Ethical Issues
  • 6.Research Governance
  • 7.Wrapping Up: Managing Unfolding Ethical Demands
  • Five.What Counts as 'Originality'?
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Originality
  • 3.Being a Professional
  • 4.Independent Critical Thought
  • 5.Wrapping Up
  • Six.Research Design
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Interviews
  • 3.Ethnographies
  • 4.Texts
  • 5.Digital Data
  • 6.Audio Data
  • Note continued: 7.Visual Data
  • 8.Mixed Methods
  • 9.Wrapping Up
  • Seven.Using Theories
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.How Theoretical Models Shape Research
  • 3.The Different Languages of Qualitative Research
  • 4.Methodologies
  • 5.Theories, Models and Hypotheses
  • 6.Examples
  • 7.Wrapping Up
  • Eight.Formulating a Research Question
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Challenges
  • 3.Solutions
  • 4.Wrapping Up: Some Cautions
  • Nine.Choosing a Methodology
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Methodological Questions
  • 3.Your Research Strategy
  • 4.Choosing a Methodology: A Case Study
  • 5.Naturally Occurring Data?
  • 6.Mixed Methods?
  • 7.Wrapping Up
  • Ten.Writing a Research Proposal
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Aim for Crystal Clarity
  • 3.Plan Before You Write
  • 4.Be Persuasive
  • 5.Be Practical
  • 6.Make Broader Links
  • 7.A Caution: Misunderstanding Qualitative Research?
  • 8.Wrapping Up
  • Eleven.Making Good Use of Your Supervisor
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Supervision Horror Stories
  • Note continued: 3.Student and Supervisor Expectations
  • 4.The Early Stages
  • 5.The Later Stages
  • 6.Standards of Good Practice
  • 7.Beyond the Supervision
  • 8.Wrapping Up
  • Twelve.Getting Feedback
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Writing
  • 3.Speaking
  • 4.The Art of Presenting Research
  • 5.Feedback from the People You Study
  • 6.Wrapping Up
  • Thirteen.How Many Cases Do You Need?
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.What Is a Case Study?
  • 3.The Quantitative Model of Generalization
  • 4.The Rationale of Case Study Design
  • 5.Case Study Research in Practice
  • 6.Wrapping Up
  • Fourteen.Collecting Your Data
  • 1.Collecting Interview Data
  • 2.Collecting Focus Group Data
  • 3.Collecting Ethnographic Data
  • 4.Collecting Internet Data
  • 5.Wrapping Up
  • Fifteen.Developing Data Analysis
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Kick-starting Data Analysis
  • 3.A Case Study
  • 4.Interviews
  • 5.Fieldnotes
  • 6.Transcripts
  • 7.Visual Data
  • 8.Wrapping Up
  • Note continued: Sixteen.Using Computers to Analyse Qualitative Data
  • 1.A Note on Learning to Use QDA Software / Clive Seale
  • 2.What QDA Software Can Do for You / Clive Seale
  • 3.Advantages of QDA Software / Clive Seale
  • 4.Text Analytics / Clive Seale
  • 5.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Seventeen.Quality in Qualitative Research / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.Validity / Clive Seale
  • 3.Reliability / Clive Seale
  • 4.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Eighteen.Evaluating Qualitative Research / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.Two Guides for Evaluating Research / Clive Seale
  • 3.Four Quality Criteria / Clive Seale
  • 4.Applying Quality Criteria / Clive Seale
  • 5.Developing the Critique / Clive Seale
  • 6.Achieving Quality / Clive Seale
  • 7.Four Quality Issues Revisited / Clive Seale
  • 8.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Nineteen.Effective Qualitative Research / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.Keep it Simple / Clive Seale
  • Note continued: 3.Do Not Assume That We Are Only Concerned with Subjective Experience / Clive Seale
  • 4.Take Advantage of Using Qualitative Data / Clive Seale
  • 5.Avoid Drowning in Data / Clive Seale
  • 6.Avoid Journalism / Clive Seale
  • 7.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty.Audiences / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.The Policy-making Audience / Clive Seale
  • 3.The Practitioner Audience / Clive Seale
  • 4.The Lay Audience / Clive Seale
  • 5.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-One.The First Few Pages / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.The Title / Clive Seale
  • 3.The Abstract / Clive Seale
  • 4.Keywords / Clive Seale
  • 5.The Table of Contents / Clive Seale
  • 6.The Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 7.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Two.The Literature Review Chapter / Clive Seale
  • 1.Recording Your Reading / Clive Seale
  • 2.Research Literature and Theoretical Literature / Clive Seale
  • Note continued: 3.Writing Your Literature Review / Clive Seale
  • 4.Practical Questions / Clive Seale
  • 5.Principles / Clive Seale
  • 6.Do You Need a Literature Review Chapter? / Clive Seale
  • 7.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Three.The Methodology Chapter / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.What Should the Methodology Chapter Contain? / Clive Seale
  • 3.A Natural History Chapter? / Clive Seale
  • 4.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Four.The Data Chapters / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.The Macrostructure / Clive Seale
  • 3.The Microstructure / Clive Seale
  • 4.Tightening Up / Clive Seale
  • 5.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Five.The Concluding Chapter / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.The Concluding Chapter as Mutual Stimulation / Clive Seale
  • 3.What Exactly Should Your Concluding Chapter Contain? / Clive Seale
  • 4.Confessions and Trumpets / Clive Seale
  • Note continued: 5.Theorizing as Thinking through Data / Clive Seale
  • 6.Writing for Audiences / Clive Seale
  • 7.Why Your Concluding Chapter Can Be Fun / Clive Seale
  • 8.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Six.Surviving an Oral Examination / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.Viva Horror Stories / Clive Seale
  • 3.Preparing for Your Oral / Clive Seale
  • 4.Doing the Oral / Clive Seale
  • 5.Outcomes / Clive Seale
  • 6.Revising Your Thesis after the Oral / Clive Seale
  • 7.A Case Study / Clive Seale
  • 8.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale
  • Twenty-Seven.Getting Published / Clive Seale
  • 1.Introduction / Clive Seale
  • 2.The Backstage Politics of Publishing / Clive Seale
  • 3.Strategic Choices / Clive Seale
  • 4.What Journals Are Looking For / Clive Seale
  • 5.Reviewers' Comments / Clive Seale
  • 6.How to Write a Short Journal Article / Clive Seale
  • 7.Wrapping Up / Clive Seale.

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