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Handling qualitative data : a practical guide / Lyn Richards.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xvi, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1526490781
  • 9781526490780
  • 1526490773
  • 9781526490773
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.723 23
LOC classification:
  • H62 .R473 2021
Contents:
Part I. Setting up : -- 1. Setting up your project -- 2. Qualitative data -- 3. Data records -- Part II. Working with the data : -- 4. Up from the data -- 5. Coding -- 6. Handling Ideas -- Part I. III. Making sense of your data : -- 7. What are you aiming for? -- 8. Searching the data -- 9. Seeing a whole -- Part IV. Telling your project : -- 10. Getting it together -- 11. Writing the project report -- 12. Telling it.
Summary: "Viewing data as the heart of qualitative research, this book offers clear guidance on the steps involved in collecting and managing primary and secondary data while equipping students with a toolkit that they can apply to data in any context. This new edition is reinforced by a range of updates: Ethical practice learning features, such as exercises and reflective questions Thoughtful guidance on the newer challenges in handling qualitative data, like data security and access to online data New chapters provide clear advice on communicating data to different audiences, and creating impactful data visualizations Online resources that illustrate how to work with data in real research projects; including a 'stepping into software' space that provides practical tips and guidance on using qualitative analysis software effectively. In its positive and jargon-free style, it discusses how setting up, working with, making sense of and presenting data can be a springboard into learning key research skills and reflecting on methodological issues." -- Provided by publisher.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 300.723 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Issued 02/12/2024 A562974B

Previous edition: 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Setting up : -- 1. Setting up your project -- 2. Qualitative data -- 3. Data records -- Part II. Working with the data : -- 4. Up from the data -- 5. Coding -- 6. Handling Ideas -- Part I. III. Making sense of your data : -- 7. What are you aiming for? -- 8. Searching the data -- 9. Seeing a whole -- Part IV. Telling your project : -- 10. Getting it together -- 11. Writing the project report -- 12. Telling it.

"Viewing data as the heart of qualitative research, this book offers clear guidance on the steps involved in collecting and managing primary and secondary data while equipping students with a toolkit that they can apply to data in any context. This new edition is reinforced by a range of updates: Ethical practice learning features, such as exercises and reflective questions Thoughtful guidance on the newer challenges in handling qualitative data, like data security and access to online data New chapters provide clear advice on communicating data to different audiences, and creating impactful data visualizations Online resources that illustrate how to work with data in real research projects; including a 'stepping into software' space that provides practical tips and guidance on using qualitative analysis software effectively. In its positive and jargon-free style, it discusses how setting up, working with, making sense of and presenting data can be a springboard into learning key research skills and reflecting on methodological issues." -- Provided by publisher.

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