Introducing Qualitative Research
A Student's Guide
- Rosaline Barbour - Open University, UK, Barbour Workshops Ltd, UK
Rosaline Barbour draws on her extensive teaching experience to provide a clear, user-friendly introduction to the craft of doing qualitative research. Each chapter includes examples of real-life qualitative data and a range of exercises to help students get a feel for the process of generating and analysing qualitative data.
The second edition includes:
- New examples from a range of social science disciplines, making this the perfect book no matter what course you’re studying
- More on unobtrusive methods of data collection, such as documentary analysis
- More on internet research methods, mixed methods and visual methods
- A new section on using software in qualitative research
- A brand new companion website full of additional lecturer and student resources.
a clearly written guide which is easy to understand especially the theoretical complexity underpinning methodology.
A clear book that is easy to understand. It explains all areas of qualitative research in a way that is understandable and easy to follow.
Excellent resource and students will find the content very accessible and useful whilst undertaking their research proposal and dissertation and will aid them to continue being research minded during their qualified practice.
