Short description:

The bestseller continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise to aid researchers in making sense of their collected data.

Long description:

Offering immensely practical advice, Basics of Qualitative Research, Fourth Edition presents methods that enable researchers to analyze, interpret, and make sense of their data, and ultimately build theory from it. Authors Juliet Corbin and Anselm Strauss (late of the University of San Francisco and co-creator of grounded theory) walk readers step-by-step through the research process—from the formation of the research question through several approaches to coding, analysis, and reporting. Packed with definitions and illustrative examples, this highly accessible book concludes with chapters that present criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research. New end-of-chapter “Insider Insights” contributed by qualitative researchers give readers a sense of what it’s like to work in the field. Significantly revised, this Fourth Edition remains a landmark volume in the study of qualitative methods. 

“The subject of the book is timely, important, and relevant. The content is laid out in a logical and organized manner and written in a style that is easy to understand.”

Table of Contents:

Part I: Introduction to Grounded Theory of Anselm Strauss
Chapter 1: Inspiration and Background
Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 3: Practical Considerations for Getting Started
Chapter 4: Prelude to Analysis
Chapter 5: Strategies for Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 6: Memos and Diagrams
Chapter 7: Theoretical Sampling
Chapter 8: Context
Chapter 9: Process
Chapter 10: Techniques for Achieving Theoretical Integration
Chapter 11: The Use of Computer Programs in Qualitative Data Analysis
Part II: Research Demonstration Project
Chapter 12 Open Coding: Identifying Concepts
Chapter 13: Developing Concepts in Terms of Their Properties and Dimensions
Chapter 14: Analyzing Data for Context
Chapter 15: Bringing Process Into the Analysis
Chapter 16: Integrating Categories
Part III: Finishing the Research Project
Chapter 17: Writing Theses, Monographs, and Dissertations, and Giving Talks About Your Research
Chapter 18: Criteria for Evaluation
Chapter 19: Student Questions and Answers