A guide to qualitative field research / Carol A. Bailey.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c2007.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 214 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 1412936500 (pbk.)
- 9781412936507 (pbk.)
- 001.433 BAI 22
- H62 .B275 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-202) and index.
List of Tables, Figures, and Photographs
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. Introduction to Qualitative Field Research
Objectives
Overview
Examples of Field Research
Major Features of Field Research
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 2. Ethics
Objectives
Informed Consent
Deception
Confidentiality
Relationships
Ethics in Virtual Field Research
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 3. Topic, Purpose, and Research Questions
Objectives
Research Topic
Purpose of Research
Research Questions
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 4. Theory and Review of Literature
Objectives
Concepts
Theory
Review of Literature
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 5. Paradigms, Research Design, and Introduction to Methodology
Objectives
Proposal
Paradigms
Research Design
Methodology
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 6. From Gaining Entree to Exiting the Field
Objectives
Gaining Entree and Gatekeepers
Preparations
Arrival in the Field
Key Actors
Field Relationships
Time in the Field
Leaving the Field
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 7. Observations
Objectives
Should I Conduct Covert or Overt Observations?
Should I Only Observe or Participate Fully When Observing?
Where Should I Observe?
Should My Observations Be Structured or Unstructured?
What Should I Observe?
Research Questions
Unit of Analysis
Ethics
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 8. Interviews
Objectives
Types of Interviews
Question Construction
Interview Questions and Research Questions
Location of the Interview
Rapport
Ethics
Status Characteristics
Alternatives to Face-to-Face Interviews
After the Interview
Sampling
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 9. Field Notes
Objectives
Purposes of Field Notes
Taking Field Notes
Field Note Content
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommend Reading
Chapter 10. Procedures for Increasing Validity and Trustworthiness
Objectives
Validity and Trustworthiness
Strategies for Enhancing Validity and Trustworthiness
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 11. Introduction to Analysis and Coding
Objectives
Analysis
Coding
Practical Aspects of Coding
Coding and Grounded Theory
Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 12. Descriptions and Typologies
Objectives
Descriptions
Typologies
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 13. Thematic Analysis
Objectives
Purposes of a Thematic Analysis
What Are Themes?
Identifying Versus Emerging Themes
Overarching Themes
Topical Themes
Interpretation
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
Chapter 14. Research Stories and Critical Events and Cases
Objectives
Elements in a Research Story
Critical Events and Cases
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommend Reading
Chapter 15. Writing and the Final Paper
Objectives
Writing Process
Writing Styles Used in Final Papers
Format of a Final Paper
Putting It All Together
Conclusions
Chapter Highlights
Exercises
Online and Recommended Reading
References
Glossary
Index
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