Introducing Qualitative Research by Rosaline S Barbour

Introducing Qualitative Research by Rosaline S Barbour

Presents an introduction to the craft of doing qualitative research. This book is suitable for students of qualitative methods courses in social science discipline, and for students or novice researchers doing research projects using qualitative approaches.

[In this book] Barbour drawns upon her extensive research experience as a medicail sociologist to offer those new to qualitaive research a ′vicarious apprenticeship′ in the ′craft′ of qualitative research..Indeed, anyone new to postgraduate qualitative research will welcome the single port of call Barbour creates with regard to analysis and groundwork, interrogating data and theorizing in qualitative data analysis. This is because she has taken a considered, informed and holistic approach to qualitative research, and created a rich and user-friendly resource
Qualitative Research

The book’s four sections steadily work through the research process with chapters on ethnography, interviews, and focus groups as well as ‘Mixing Methods’ and ‘Action Research’. Chapters begin with student-friendly bullet-pointed aims, and finish with workshop exercises and further reading...The inclusion of three substantial chapters on analysis, theorizing and ‘Presenting and Writing Up Qualitative Research’ make this publication stand out from the crowd for attending to the daunting ‘what next’ of qualitative research....Barbour’s use of real-life examples from her own experience is the most noteworthy aspect of this book, providing as it does accessible ways in for readers to imagine qualitative research. I found that the transcription excerpts, interview and focus group schedules, and various other anecdotal reflections were effectively used to stimulate engagement
Sociology

Rosaline (Rose) S. Barbour is an Emerita Professor at the Open University, UK. A medical medial sociologist by discipline, she has carried out research on a variety of topics including reproductive/maternal health, HIV/AIDS, obesity, and cancer. Significantly, all of these projects are located at the intersection of the social and the clinical, thus affording a vantage point for developing and interrogating disciplinary and theoretical frameworks. Rose has published widely on qualitative research, particularly in relation to focus groups and the issue of rigour. Her most recent publications include Introducing Qualitative Research A Student’s Guide, 2nd ed. (SAGE, 2014); Doing Focus Groups, 2nd ed. (SAGE, 2018); and A New Era of Focus Group Research: Challenges, Innovation and Practice (coedited with David L. Morgan; Palgrave, 2017).

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ISBN 13	9781412934602
ISBN 10	1412934605
Title	Introducing Qualitative Research
Author	Rosaline S Barbour
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2007-11-29
Number of pages	328
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