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This comprehensive collection of almost 40 chapters - each written by a leading expert in the field - is the essential reference for anyone undertaking or studying qualitative research It covers a diversity of methods and a variety of perspectives and is a very practical and informative guide for newcomers and experienced researchers alike - John Scott, University of Essex The best ways in which tunderstand the issues and processes informing qualitative research is tlearn from the accounts of its leading practitioners Here they come together in what is a distinctive and wide-ranging collection that will appeal tpostgraduates and social researchers in general - Tim May, University of Salford This excellent guide engages in a dialogue with a wide range of expert qualitative researchers, each of whom considers their own practice in an illuminating and challenging way Overall, the book constitutes an authoritative survey of current methods of qualitative research data collection and analysis - Nigel Gilbert, University of Surrey This concise paperback edition of the best selling handbook, Qualitative Research Practice, is particularly aimed at the student reader The chapters are written by leading, internationally distinguished qualitative researchers whrecount and reflect on their own research experiences as well as others, past and present, from whom they have learned It demonstrates the benefits of using particular methods from the viewpoint of real-life experience This is alsa good philosophy for students tadopt in planing research work: tbegin from a practical conception of the research process and ttreat a book like this as an opportunity tlearn a valuable craft From the outside, good research seems tbe produced through practitioners learning and following standard theoretical, empirical and procedural formats But from the inside we learn that qualitative research (like other forms of scientific endeavour) is alsa biographical engagement, rendering its scholarly and practical contributions in its own terms Standards take on practical meaning as the distinct activities of qualitative research resonate throughout the enterprise, complicating its accountability titself and tothers In an authoritative yet accessible manner, Qualitative Research Practice reveals the special features of this engagement, teaching us that qualitative research is as much a craft and practice as it is a way of knowing Presenting a comprehensive examination of contemporary and traditional varieties of qualitative research practice, Qualitative Research Practice will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and researchers in any discipline It is an essential and definitive guide tthe major forms of qualitative methods in use today, written by leaders in the relevant fields of research practice
