Author
Lyn Richards

Pub Date: 11/2009
Pages: 256

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Lyn Richards
This new edition of Lyn Richards' popular book provides an accessible introduction to qualitative research for students and practitioners. Recognising that for many novice researchers, data, rather than methods and their philosophical underpinnings, are the starting point, the book helps the reader to acquire the skills and understanding of methodological issues that they need as they work through their research project. This enables the student to handle, reflect on and get results from small amounts of data right from the start.

Handling Qualitative Data also covers using software, when this is necessary, and the challenges that researchers might encounter. For those who wish to work with computer software, resource pages and tutorials covering the issues and techniques in each chapter are available on the book's companion website.

This second edition features:

  • An expanded section one, including a new chapter on data collection.
  • Increased coverage of areas such as epistemology and ontology, and ethics.
  • More case study material
  • Improved student exercises and suggestions for further reading
  • A new companion website with additional support, tutorials and resources for those using software and extra case study material.
The book also considers the debates about the nature and interpretation of qualitative data and the goals of valid and useful outcomes from qualitative analysis, enabling the reader to do justice to their data, whatever their background or training.

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