Doing and Writing Qualitative Research, Second Edition

This fully updated and revised second edition of the successful Doing and Writing Qualitative Research will reinforce its place as an indispensable tool for anyone involved in the qualitative research process.

Accessible, practical and concise, this new edition expertly tackles the practical problems which writers face when they attempt to transfer the rich data experience of their real world research into a textual product. New attention is paid to the crucial issues of the nature and use of visual data, personal narrative, core and periphery data, and data reconstruction and fictionalization. Sensitive issues dealing with the appropriate use of identity in research settings are clearly discussed, while techniques for avoiding reductive judgments are presented and critically discussed. By making the workings of written study transparent, the book demonstrates how to manage subjectivity and achieve scientific rigor in the qualitative research process.

This book provides accessible advice for novice researchers on where to begin and how to proceed. But much more than a simple manual, it also guides the more experience researcher through the social, cultural, and political complexities involved in every step of the way. It is an essential tool for students in all disciplines that engage in qualitative research, including sociology, applied linguistics, management, sport science, health studies and education.

Adrian Holliday is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Canterbury Christ Church University