Using Qualitative Research

A Practical Guide

ISBN: 978-1-4129-2345-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten

Reihe: Introducing Qualitative Methods series

Guiding the reader through the research design process, Qualitative Research Design is a clear and easy-to-use introduction to planning, designing and managing a research project practically, ethically and critically. The author covers critical questions such as:

- How should postgraduate students and novice researchers design and conduct `good quality', ethically sound qualitative research?

- When is it appropriate to use qualitative research methods?

- What are the practical problems of planning a research project for a dissertation; thesis or external funding body?

- How does one begin organising one's data for publication?

Numerous contemporary case studies are employed throughout to illustrate the practical applications of research design, making this the ideal companion for any student or researcher undertaking their own qualitative research project.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Henderson, Lesley

Carter, Simon

Über Autor(innen)

Carter, Simon
Simon Carter is a sociologist working at The Open University with interests in Science and Technology Studies, health and medicine and science engagement. He originally was a research chemist working in the automotive industry and then in environmental protection. But after studying at The Open University, his career took a different direction when he returned to full time higher education to complete a PhD at Lancaster University. After this, Simon mainly specialised in the sociology of health and illness, and medical sociology.

Simon has conducted research into: the cultural turn towards the sun and sunlight in early twentieth-century Europe; critical approaches to the public understanding of science as applied to health issues; how biosecurity interfaces with other concerns in our globalised world; and, more recently, the impact of wearables and digital technologies on health.