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Sampling and choosing cases in qualitative research : a realist approach / Nick Emmel.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : Sage, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: xiv, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780857025104
  • 0857025104
  • 9780857025098
  • 0857025090
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.721 23
LOC classification:
  • H62 .E46 2013
Contents:
Introduction From Sampling to Choosing Cases -- -- Part One: the Cases -- 1. Theoretical Sampling -- 2. Purposeful Sampling -- 3. Theoretical or Purposive Sampling -- -- Part Two: Choosing Cases -- 4. The Basics of Realist Sampling -- 5. Purposive Work in a Realist Sampling Strategy -- 6. Purposefully Choosing Cases -- 7. Interpretation and Explanation -- 8. Sample Size -- 9. Choosing Cases in Qualitative Research.
Summary: "All qualitative researchers sample, yet methods of sampling and choosing cases have received relatively little attention compared to other qualitative methods. This innovative book critically evaluates widely used sampling strategies, identifying key theoretical assumptions and considering how empirical and theoretical claims are made from these diverse methods."--Back cover.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.721 EMM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A511595B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 300.721 EMM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A516374B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-167) and index.

Introduction From Sampling to Choosing Cases -- -- Part One: the Cases -- 1. Theoretical Sampling -- 2. Purposeful Sampling -- 3. Theoretical or Purposive Sampling -- -- Part Two: Choosing Cases -- 4. The Basics of Realist Sampling -- 5. Purposive Work in a Realist Sampling Strategy -- 6. Purposefully Choosing Cases -- 7. Interpretation and Explanation -- 8. Sample Size -- 9. Choosing Cases in Qualitative Research.

"All qualitative researchers sample, yet methods of sampling and choosing cases have received relatively little attention compared to other qualitative methods. This innovative book critically evaluates widely used sampling strategies, identifying key theoretical assumptions and considering how empirical and theoretical claims are made from these diverse methods."--Back cover.

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