Silverman D. Doing Qualitative Research

4th edition. — SAGE, 2013. — 870 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-4462-6014-2.This book assembles a team of internationally-renowned researchers who share a commitment to rigorous qualitative research concerned with how social worlds are constructed. The contributors reflect on the analysis of various types of qualtiative data ? observations, interviews, focus groups, documents, talk, visual data and the internet ? using helpful case-studies.
"As a novice researcher and doctoral student myself, I found this text basic, resourceful, and encouraging. I now feel that my research journey has been segmented into individual steps that are both manageable and practical." -NACADA (National ACademic ADvising Association)Chock-full of useful pedagogy, Doing Qualitative Research contains interdisciplinary and real-world examples and student diaries that speak to those readers undertaking new research projects and qualitative dissertations.Key Features Offers a thorough review of the major methods in qualitative research and data analysis techniques specific to each methodGives practical advice on key issues, such as defining “originality” and narrowing down a topicPresents end-of-chapter accounts of current or former graduate students’ experiences with the topics covered in the respective chaptersContains web-based exercises designed to help students and their instructors incorporate web-based learning in their coursesIncludes exercises to test readers’ knowledge and to encourage the development of relevant skillsIntended AudienceThis lively, accessible textbook is ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the social sciences-including those in sociology, education, communications, anthropology, and health departments.