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Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish Jamie Harding

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish By Jamie Harding

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish by Jamie Harding


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Tackles the part of the research project that students and first time qualitative researchers find the most difficult - facing data from interviews or focus groups which they are unsure how to analyze

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish Summary

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish by Jamie Harding

Are you new to qualitative research? Are you planning to do interviews or focus groups and wondering what on earth you'll do with the data once it's collected? Do you have a pile of transcripts staring at you right now and are you lost as to how to identify themes, code your data and work out what it all means?

Fear not, help is here! In this brilliant new book, Jamie Harding breaks down the process of analysing qualitative data into simple, retraceable steps. After providing some top tips for designing your research and collecting your data, he takes you through the different stages of analysis, from the first reading of your transcripts, to presenting your findings in a report or dissertation. For each stage of the process there are demonstrations using real data and exercises for you to perform yourself. He unpicks what happens behind the scenes in qualitative data analysis - the bit that's hard to learn without seeing it happen and trying it for yourself. While acknowledging that there are many different forms that qualitative data analysis can take, the book provides a series of ideas and examples that you will find invaluable when analysing your own data.

This book is perfect for all social science students who are struggling with data analysis and are looking for someone to guide the way.

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish Reviews

This is a comprehensive and authoritative account of the drivers for and the processes involved in qualitative analysis. Jamie Harding has managed to provide an instructive account of methods of data collection and analysis that is consistently rich in example and illustration. A valuable compass for those learning about and engaging in qualitative research.
Gabe Mythen
Reader in Sociology, University of Liverpool, UK

This book is an ideal companion that provides key principles, methods and practical tips throughout the qualitative research process. Its personal tone, well chosen examples and exercises will make it an easy-to-use-guide and reference for students as well as a good source for lecturers.
Simon Guntner
Professor of Social Sciences/Social Policy, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish is destined to become the standard reference for qualitative research. Jamie Harding's book is thorough, sophisticated, and clear. The book excels in explaining various methods and in framing them from a broader theoretical perspective. It will be indispensable for students and practitioners alike.
Alex Schwartz
Associate Professor of Urban Policy, The New School, US

Jamie Harding's excellent guide to the generation and analysis of qualitative data provides the clear, comprehensive and accessible text that will be invaluable to doctoral candidates and early career researchers embarking on qualitative social research. They have been asking me for just such a text for decades! .
Robin Humphrey
Reader, and Director of Postgraduate Research Training, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Newcastle University

About Jamie Harding

Jamie Harding received his PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has been employed at Northumbria University since 1995, first as a lecturer in Housing Studies and more recently as a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the Department of Social Sciences. Before moving into higher education he worked for a number of social housing organisations. Jamie's main area of interest is qualitative and quantitative research methods, which he teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. He also lectures on criminal justice - an area where he has edited a textbook - and homelessness, a subject on which he has written two monographs. He is programme leader for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, which is run in partnership with Northumbria Police. Jamie is married with two adult children and two grandchildren. He enjoys running and was delighted to win the highly prestigious Claremont Road Runners summer club handicap race in 2021.

Table of Contents

Introduction Structure of the Book The Interviews and the Focus Group Introduction to Data Analysis Validity Definitions Beginning the Study Introduction Qualitative and Quantitative Research Mixed Methods Critical Research Induction and Deduction Research Designs Sampling Negotiating Access Maximising Response Forms of Collection Data Ethical Issues Summary Further Reading Collecting and Managing Interview and Focus Group Data Introduction Distinctive Features of Qualitative Interviews Types of Qualitative Interview Modes of Data Collection Qualities of the Qualitative Interviewer Planning the Interview and the Interview Guide Unplanned Probes Planning a Focus Group Moderating a Focus Group Piloting for Interviews and Focus Groups Recording and Transcription of INterview and Focus Group Data Summary Further Reading First Stages of Analyzing Interview Data - Making Summaries and Making Comparisons Introduction Summarising Interviews Summarising Interviews: Examples Summarising Interviews: Exercise The Constant Comparative Method Reaching Findings Using the Constant Comparative Method Summary Further Reading Using Codes to Analyse an Illustrative Issue Step 1: Identifying Initial Categories Based on Reading the Transcripts Step 2: Writing Codes Alongside the Transcripts Step 3: Reviewing the List of Codes, Revising the List of Categories and Deciding Which Codes Should Appear in Which Category Complete List of Codes Used in Relation to Reflective Practice Step 4: Looking for Themes and Findings in Each Category Summary Further Reading Identifying Conceptual Themes and Building Theory Characteristics of Conceptual Themes Two Helpful Tools for Identifying Conceptual Themes Analysing a Conceptual Theme Step by Step Summary Further Reading Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Qualitative Data Introduction Deductive Coding and Analysis Narrative Analysis Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis (CAQDAS) Summary Further Reading Analyzing Focus Group Data Introduction Individual Data Analysis Group Data Analysis Avoiding Reaching Findings that Lack Validity Group Interaction Data Analysis Combining Analysis of the 'How' and the 'What' Summary Further Reading Writing about Research (1) - Methodology and Findings Introduction Checking Validity Reflexivity The Methodology Section Writing About Qualitative Findings Summary Further Reading Writing about Research (2)- Making Links to the Literature Introduction The Literature Review The Role of the Conclusion An Example - Writing the Literature Search and Conclusion in Relation to Student Employment Summmary Further Reading

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GOR005398523
9780857021397
0857021397
Qualitative Data Analysis from Start to Finish by Jamie Harding
Used - Very Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Ltd
20130218
240
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