Interpreting Qualitative Data - Couverture rigide

Silverman, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1446295427 ISBN 13 : 9781446295427

Editeur : Sage Publications Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

In this fifth edition of his field-defining text, David Silverman, a true guru of qualitative research, walks the reader through the basics of gathering and analyzing qualitative data. The book offers beginners unrivalled hands-on guidance to help them get the best out of a research methods course or research project.

New to the fifth edition:

• A streamlined structure to aid navigation and guide readers smoothly through the research process.
• A new chapter on generalizing from case-study research which addresses the perennial issue of ‘how many cases do you need?’
• New material on doing qualitative research online and the ethics of internet research.
• Additional sections covering organizational documents and documents of everyday life, including blogs and diaries.
• Many more recent case study examples drawn from a broad range of disciplines including business, education, social work and geography as well as health studies.
• A new and improved companion website, full of additional resources for students and lecturers.

This is the perfect companion for all those new to qualitative research.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Silverman trained as a sociologist at the London School of Economics and the University of California, Los Angeles. He taught for 32 years at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he is now Emeritus Professor in the Sociology Department as well as Visiting Professor in the Business Schools, King’s College, London, Leeds University and University of Technology Sydney and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology. He is interested in conversation and discourse analysis and he has researched medical consultations, shelters for homeless people and HIV-test counselling.

He is the author of Doing Qualitative Research (sixth edition, 2022) and A Very Short, Fairly Interesting, Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research (second edition, 2013c). He is the editor of Qualitative Research (fifth edition, 2021) and the Sage series Introducing Qualitative Methods. In recent years, he has offered short, hands-on workshops in qualitative research for universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. 

Now retired from full-time work, he aims to watch 100 days of county cricket a year. He also enjoys spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandsons as well as voluntary work in an old people’s home where he chats and sings with residents.

 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sage Publications Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1446295427
• ISBN 13: 9781446295427
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 520
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible