Previous edition: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Introduction to the book<br /> Who is this book for?<br /> The qualitative research cycle<br /> Structure of the book<br /> Features of this book<br />Chapter 2: The nature of qualitative research<br /> What is qualitative research?<br /> When to conduct qualitative research<br /> The underlying interpretive paradigm<br /> Qualitative and quantitative research<br /> Verstehen and understanding<br /> The emic and etic perspectives<br /> Subjectivity and the need for reflexivity<br /> Our approach to qualitative research<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Part I: The design cycle<br />Chapter 3: The design cycle<br /> Formulating qualitative research questions<br /> Incorporating literature and theory<br /> Developing a conceptual framework<br /> Selecting qualitative research methods<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 4: Designing participatory research<br /> Our participatory approach to qualitative research<br /> The participatory design cycle<br /> The participatory approach in data collection and analysis<br /> Different roles of the researcher<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 5: Ethical issues in qualitative research<br /> What is ethics?<br /> Ethics in qualitative research<br /> Ethical issues in the design cycle<br /> Ethical issues in the data collection cycle<br /> Ethical issues in the analytic cycle<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Part II: The data collection cycle<br />Chapter 6: Sampling and participant recruitment<br /> What is purposive sampling?<br /> Purposive sampling process?<br /> Participant recruitment strategies<br /> How many participants? The principle of saturation<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 7: In-depth interviews<br /> What is an in-depth interview?<br /> When to use in-depth interviews<br /> Purpose of an in-depth interview<br /> The cyclical nature of data collection<br /> Developing an interview guide<br /> Preparing for data collection<br /> Conducting the interview: skills of the interviewer<br /> Strengths and limitations<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 8: Focus group discussions<br /> What is a focus group discussion?<br /> When to use focus group discussions<br /> The cyclical nature of data collection<br /> Developing the discussion guide<br /> Preparing for data collection<br /> Conducting focus group discussions<br /> Post-discussion information<br /> Virtual focus groups<br /> Strengths and limitations<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 9: Observation<br /> What is observation?<br /> When to conduct observation<br /> The cyclical nature of data collection<br /> What to observe<br /> Types of observation<br /> Preparation and conducting an observation<br /> Writing an observation<br /> Strengths and limitations<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Part III: The analytic cycle<br />Chapter 10: Data preparation and developing codes<br /> Different approaches to textual data analysis<br /> The nature of qualitative data analysis<br /> Textual data preparation<br /> Developing codes<br /> Making a codebook<br /> Coding data<br /> Using software in qualitative analysis<br /> Evaluating quality<br /> Writing the manuscript or report<br />Chapter 11: Textual data analysis<br /> After you write<br /> Developing an analysis plan<br /> Searching data<br /> The cyclical process of analysis<br /> Description<br /> Comparison<br /> Categorizing and conceptualizing<br /> Theory development<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 12: From analysis to participatory action<br /> From analysis to participatory action<br /> The overall participatory qualitative research cycle<br /> The different roles of the researcher<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Chapter 13: Academic writing of qualitative research<br /> Writing qualitative research<br /> Before you write<br /> Writing a qualitative research article<br /> After you write<br /> Responding to critiques of qualitative research<br /> Evaluating quality<br />Post Script: Assessing quality in the qualitative research cycle<br />

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