Approaches to Qualitative Research : Theory and Its Practical Application: A Guide for Dissertation Students

Dolan, Paddy, Donnelly, Paul, Hogan, John

ISBN 10: 1904887317 / ISBN 13: 9781904887317

Published by Oak Tree Press, 2009

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Approaches to Qualitative Research : Theory and Its Practical Application: A Guide for Dissertation Students
• Publisher: Oak Tree Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904887317
• ISBN 13: 9781904887317
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.102 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

The primary objective of this book is to introduce students to the concepts underlying qualitative research and how this kind of research can be conducted in a practical manner. Thus, it discusses various approaches to qualitative research and provides examples of these approaches being carried out in practice. In doing so, the book shows how various disciplines all use qualitative research in order to discover answers to their own particular research questions. The various chapters present examples for dissertation students in terms of how they might go about conducting qualitative research. Additionally, the chapters’ findings show how students might consider presenting their own findings. To this end, each of the chapters has been structured like a mini-dissertation with introductions, brief literature reviews, methodology sections, and finally analysis.

About the Author

JOHN HOGAN, BBS, MA, PhD is a political scientist, who has taught in the School of Law and Government, DCU; the Department of Political Science, Trinity College, Dublin; and in the Dublin Institute of Technology, where he teaches Irish Politics, American Politics, and Comparative International Political Economy. PADDY DOLAN, BSc, MSocSc, PhD is a sociologist, who has taught at Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin and currently lectures in the Dublin Institute of Technology. PAUL DONNELLY BA(TCD), MBA (TCD), PhD (UMass), GradDipMM (DIT), DipPR (PRII), CDipAF (ACCA) is an organisational theorist, who has taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and now, at DIT, teaches business policy at the undergraduate level, and business ethics, negotiation and global marketplace at the postgraduate level.