Qualitative Data Analysis: From Start to Finish - Hardcover

Harding, Jamie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1526402793 ISBN 13: 9781526402790

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

This is the ideal book to get you up and running with the basics of qualitative data analysis. It breaks everything down into a series of simple steps and introduces the practical tools and techniques you need to turn your transcripts into meaningful research.

Using multidisciplinary data from interviews and focus groups Jamie Harding provides clear guidance on how to apply key research skills such as making summaries, identifying similarities, drawing comparisons and using codes. 

The book sets out real world applicable advice, provides easy to follow best practice and helps you to:

·        Manage and sort your data

·        Find your argument and define your conclusions

·        Answer your research question

·        Write up your research for assessment and dissemination

Clear, pragmatic and honest this book will give you the perfect framework to start understanding your qualitative data and to finish your research project.

About this title

About the Author

Jamie Harding received his PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has been employed at Northumbria University since 1995, first as a Lecturer in Housing Studies and more recently as a Senior Lecturer in Research Methods in the Department of Social Sciences. Before moving into higher education he worked for a number of social housing organisations.

Review

This is a must-have book for anyone considering qualitative data analysis. It is accessible and coherent and the many interesting examples make the processes of data collection and analysis very clear. The consistent format makes it very user friendly and I will use it to inform my own research as well as with my students. Author: Liane Purnell

This text helps students apply qualitative research to the practice context. The book is punctuated with ‘real life’ practical examples from the author’s own experience of conducting qualitative investigations. In my opinion this is the best text of its kind. Author: Steven Whitcombe

A comprehensive, pragmatic book that uses real research to illustrate the steps and decisions that a researcher needs to take when using qualitative methodology. Author: Jenny Povey

A superb guide for qualitative research. Thorough and accessible, it walks students through all the steps, and provides compelling examples along the way. Author: Alex Schwartz

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1526402793
• ISBN 13: 9781526402790
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 328