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Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners

Clarke, Victoria; Braun, Virginia

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Dr Victoria Clarke Victoria.Clarke@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Qualitative & Critical Psychology

Virginia Braun



Abstract

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE FULL BOOK TEXT - PUBLISHER POLICY ONLY ALLOWS ACCESS TO AN EXTRACT OF THIS BOOK IN THE UWE BRISTOL RESEARCH REPOSITORY

For Chapter 1: This chapter introduces qualitative research to a reader new to the area, and sets the scene for the rest of the book. It clearly specifies what defines qualitative research, and differentiates the use of a whole qualitative paradigm, or Big Q approach, with the more limited use of qualitative data within a more positivist paradigm. It contextualises qualitative research – within psychology – by providing a brief history of the approach, and by locating it within the learning-context of research degrees at many universities, where quantitative approaches tend to predominate. The chapter explores the question of what makes a good qualitative researcher by introducing the concept of a qualitative sensibility, and by outlining skills important in qualitative research, such as reflexivity, interactional ability, and a critical and inquiring mind. The chapter also introduces the authors and their perspectives on qualitative research. Finally, the chapter introduces the overall approach, organisation and structure of the book, and its specific and unique pedagogical features, including the companion website.
The chapter is supported with a range of pedagogical features including annotated further reading, and chapter overviews and summaries. The companion website includes an interactive flashcard glossary of key terms for this chapter and self-test multiple choice questions for section 1: Successfully getting started in qualitative research.

Book Type Authored Book
Publication Date Mar 1, 2013
Publicly Available Date Jun 7, 2019
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
ISBN 9781847875815
Keywords coding, discourse analysis, diary research, focus groups, grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis/IPA, interviews, online research, pattern-based qualitative analysis, qualitative methods, qualitative report, qualitative surveys, reflexi
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/934201
Publisher URL http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book233059
Related Public URLs http://www.sagepub.co.uk/braunclarke
http://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/thematicanalysis

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