Introduction to qualitative research methods.
Steven J. Taylor, Robert Bogdan.
- 3rd ed.
- New York ; Chichester : Wiley, 1998.
- 320p.
Previous ed.: 1984.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-327) and indexes.
Pt. 1. Among the people: how to conduct qualitative research. Introduction: Go to the people -- Participant observation: pre-fieldwork -- Participant observation: in the field -- In-depth interviewing -- Montage: discovering methods -- Working with data: data analysis in qualitative research -- pt. 2. Writing qualitative studies. Writing and publishing qualitative studies -- The autobiography of Jane Fry -- They\'re not like you and me: institutional attendants\' perspectives on residents -- Invisible women, invisible work: women\'s caring work in developmental disability services -- Children\'s division is coming to take pictures: life in a family with mental retardation and disabilities -- The social construction of humanness: relationships with people with severe retardation.
To harmonise with texts published since the last edition, this 3rd edition has been updated and contains material as diverse as feminist methodology, postmodernism, phenomenology and cultural anthropology.
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