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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790908803321

Titolo

The Oxford handbook of qualitative research / / edited by Patricia Leavy [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2014]

Ã2014

ISBN

0-19-938962-4

0-19-998453-0

0-19-981182-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 756 pages)

Collana

Oxford library of psychology

Classificazione

321

Disciplina

001.42

Soggetti

Qualitative research - Methodology

Social sciences - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. The qualitative tradition -- Part 2. Approaches to qualitative research -- Part 3. Narrative inquiry, field research, and interview methods -- Part 4. Text, arts-based, and internet methods -- Part 5. Multi-method, mixed-method and participatory designs -- Part 6. Analysis, interpretation, representation, and evaluation -- Part 7. Conclusion: Politics and the public.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a comprehensive and student-friendly overview of the field of qualitative research and is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. It provides strong focus on methods instruction with coverage of theoretical approaches, analysis, writing, evaluation, and the politics of research.