Continuing to be THE guide to the whole qualitative research process for students, this book looks at both the theory behind qualitative research and how to put it into practice in your own work. For students across a range of social science disciplines and beyond, this is a must to help you enhance your research project. This edition introduces: a decolonisation of methodologies a range of indigenous, queer and feminist perspectives on methodologies assistance with defending a viva and alternative forms of assessment to suit a changing world. More additions to this seventh edition include a section on the subjectivity of a researcher, and how your identity will shape your research. The further reading has been curated to include more than just western voices, providing you with global perspectives on qualitative research. This text introduces how to sensitively undertake ethical and inclusive research with marginalised groups. This book will help you master a comprehensive understanding of qualitative research.
Part 1: Foundations of Qualitative Research Chapter 1: Why and How to Do Qualitative Research Chapter 2: The Qualitative-Quantitative Distinction Chapter 3: Theoretical Frameworks Chapter 4: Methods and Data in Qualitative Research Chapter 5: Subjectivity, Identity, and Texts in Qualitative Research Part 2: Research Design Chapter 6: Formulating a Research Question Chapter 7: Choosing and Constructing the Research Design Chapter 8: Planning the Process in Qualitative Research Chapter 9: Ethics of Doing Qualitative Research Chapter 10: Using The Existing Literature Chapter 11: Access, Fields Relations, and Participatory Research Chapter 12: Sampling Chapter 13: Qualitative Designs with Multiple Methods Part 3: Verbal Data Chapter 14: Collecting Verbal Data Chapter 15: Doing Interviews Chapter 16: Doing Focus Groups Chapter 17: Using Narrative Data Part 4: Data Beyond Talk Chapter 18: Collecting Data Beyond Talk Chapter 19: Observation and Ethnography Chapter 20: Visual Data: Photography, Film and Video Chapter 21: Documents as Data and Secondary Data Analysis Chapter 22: Digital and Social Media Research Part 5: Qualitative Data Analysis Chapter 23: Analysing Qualitative Data Chapter 24: Transcription and Data Management Chapter 25: Grounded Theory Coding Chapter 26: Thematic Coding and Content Analysis Chapter 27: Analysing Naturally Occurring Data: Conversation and Discourse Chapter 28: Using Software in Qualitative Data Analysis Part 6: Grounding, Writing And Outlook Chapter 29: Quality of Qualitative Research: Criteria and Beyond Chapter 30: Writing Up and Assessment in Qualitative Research Chapter 31: State of the Art and the Future
Professor Uwe Flick has been a leading qualitative methodologist in the social sciences for decades. His methods texts reflect his considerable talent for presenting complex concepts and approaches in a thorough and accessible manner. This latest text is no exception. -- Darrin Hodgetts An Introduction to Qualitative Research is a comprehensive guide to the qualitative research process written by an accomplished expert in the field. Uwe Flick is relentless in his efforts and ambition to spread knowledge about a rich research tradition that is continually evolving and refined within the social sciences. It is a volume with both breadth and depth containing what you need to know about qualitative research to be able to try it out. Also more experienced qualitative researchers will find this text valuable and insightful. By covering different research traditions and the use of many examples from real research, the author points out a variety of vital themes for qualitative research and captures its richness. -- Katarina Jacobsson In the 7th edition of his well-proven Introduction to Qualitative Research the marked expert on qualitative Research, Prof. Flick, has upgraded the scope of his thoroughly basic textbook (e.g.: actual debates on post-colonial perspectives, mixed-methods, qualitative online research). A special merit of the Introduction is, that students get a feeling of what qualitative research is about: many well conditioned didactically examples of classic studies as well as of Flicks and his students? own research encourage students to do their first steps in Qualitative Research. -- Ernst von Kardorff A gentle, supportive, engaging guidebook to the complex terrain of qualitative research. I recommend this book to students because it introduces key debates without jargon, and provides a practical scaffolding for one's own research design by synthesising each chapter's learning in a series of critical questions. -- Flora Cornish
