This text offers a brief, but comprehensive overview of qualitative research that balances the practicalities of conducting research and the theory and debates that keep qualitative inquiry vibrant. As faculty and students increasingly turn to qualitative inquiry, they need a text that will not only provide them with an understanding of qualitative research methods, but also open them to the diverse possibilities within this inquiry approach. This text covers the range of possibilities along with numerous exercises that offer beginning students the opportunity to practice and refine the skills of being a qualitative researcher. The wealth of examples in the text is exceptional, as is the accessible writing style.
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This text offers a brief but comprehensive overview of qualitative research that balances the practicalities of conducting research and the theory and debates that keep qualitative inquiry vibrant. As faculty and students increasingly turn to qualitative inquiry, they need a text that will not only provide them with an understanding of qualitative research methods, but also open them to the diverse possibilities within this inquiry approach. This text covers the range of possibilities along with numerous exercises that offer beginning students the opportunity to practice and refine the skills of being a qualitative researcher. The wealth of examples in the text is exceptional, as is the accessible writing style.
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- Situates ethnographic/qualitative research in context and traces its history, illustrating some of the tensions in qualitative research approaches and practices in the past and present.
- Offers more consideration to issues regarding cross-cultural qualitative research to broaden discussion in the text.
- Includes additional visuals, including diagrams and photos, throughout the text to clarify concepts.
- Features a new section on focus–group interviewing that includes the use of computer-assisted technology to conduct focus–group interviews.
- Provides increased attention to biographical, historical, and collaborative research practices that are used frequently.
- Focuses more attention on the use of various documents, including archival materials and photographs, as part of data collection.
- Features an updated discussion of computer-assisted technology and qualitative data analysis software.
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I had to buy this book for a sociology class, and I'm glad I did. The book is easy to read and covers many topics related to research, focusing on qualitative but noting quantitative as well. This would be a great read to learn how to get started doing qualitative research.
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This review is from: Becoming Qualitative Researchers: An Introduction (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
This text is an essential resource that should be on any qualitative researcher's bookshelf. As a dissertation advisor, I frequently refer students to Glesne for help in understanding not only the theory but also the practice of qualitative inquiry The writing is approachable and easy to read, and since students actually enjoy reading it, it succeeds in helping to prepare them to go out and "do" good qualitative research. I highly recommend this book.
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As a teacher of qualitative research methods to doctoral students, I highly recommend this book. It is easy to read and gives students a broader understanding of qualitative approaches to research than books that focus specifically on one or more methods. I also appreciate the attention given to the impact of postmodernism in the field. I am an instructor who typically favors articles and chapters over textbooks, but I find this one to be a very solid foundation for the course.
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