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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Clive Seale |
ISBN: | 9781849207980 1849207984 9781849207997 1849207992 |
OCLC Number: | 793004768 |
Description: | xii, 636 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. Introduction and guide to using this book / Clive Seale -- -- pt. I. Starting Out -- 2. Introduction to the philosophy of science / Miran Epstein -- 3. Research and theory / David Silverman -- 4. Research and policy / David Silverman -- 5. Ethics and social research / Suki Ali, Moira Kelly -- 6. Doing a literature review / Duncan Branley -- 7. Research questions and proposals / Moira Kelly -- 8. Research design / Clare Rutterford -- 9. Sampling / Clive Seale -- 10. Doing a dissertation / Chetan Bhatt -- -- pt. II. Doing Research -- 11. Structured methods : interviews, questionnaires and observation / Constantinos N. Phellas, Alice Bloch, Clive Seale -- 12. Qualitative interviewing / Bridget Byrne -- 13. Focus groups / Fran Tonkiss -- 14. Doing ethnography / David Walsh -- 15. Doing historical and documentary research / Ben Gidley -- 16. Visual analysis / Suki Ali -- 17. Secondary analysis and official statistics / Clive Seale -- 18. Preparing data for statistical analysis / Clive Seale -- 19. Statistical reasoning : from one to two variables / Alice Bloch -- 20. Statistical reasoning : causal arguments and multivariate analysis / Clive Seale -- 21. Coding and analysing qualitative data / Carol Rivas -- 22. Generating grounded theory / Clive Seale -- 23. Discourse analysis / Fran Tonkiss -- 24. Analyzing conversation / Tim Rapley -- 25. Narrative analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis / Ann Griffn, Vanessa May -- 26. Content and comparative keyword analysis / Clive Seale, Fran Tonkiss -- 27. Combining qualitative and quantitative methods / Neil Spicer -- -- pt. III. Writing, Presenting, Reflecting -- 28. Writing a research report / Carol Rivas -- 29. Giving oral presentations / David Silverman -- 30. Validity, reliability and the quality of research / Clive Seale -- 31. When things go wrong / Mike Michael -- -- Glossary / compiled by Milind Arolker, Clive Seale. |
Responsibility: | [edited by] Clive Seale. |
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This is an amazing and adventurous book with wide coverage of core issues in the research methods that are commonly used in many social sciences. The coverage is in-depth and of world-class quality. The examples used are fascinating and perhaps reflect the origins of some authors outside academia, ranging from general practitioner to counsellor and photographer. I was very impressed with the deep analysis of the philosophy of science which was presented in a useful way. Simple topics like sampling and testing hypotheses are covered in highly readable manner. Complex topics like discourse analysis are made easy through the use of short examples based on real-life interviews. The coverage of qualitative methods in a series of chapters is conveniently presented. Each chapter can be read independently. Some other chapters have been moved to an online free access mode, while new chapters have also been added for this edition. The links to online resources are extremely convenient and there are exercises and questions for review with each chapter. The book is highly enjoyable and, through the collaboration of its authors, offers much more value for money than the reader expectsWendy Olsen Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester An updated and expanded version of an excellent collection of insightful essays by experienced researchers which will be of value not only to those new to research, but also for those more experienced in its practiceTim May Director, Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, University of Salford Read more...


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