Research, Methodology, Social Sciences, Reference 

"'The Fourth Edition of Uwe Flick's Introduction to Qualitative Research remains the most comprehensive and thorough text in qualitative research. It is student-and user-friendly, thoroughly up-to-date in terms of the latest developments in the field, imminently practical. it is the single most important introductory book on qualitative inquiry in the social sciences today' --Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The new edition of Uwe Flick's bestselling textbook has been fully revised, expanded and updated. An Introduction to Qualitative Research guides students step-by-step through the qualitative research process. This classic text covers all of the main theoretical approaches to qualitative research, and provides unmatched coverage of the full range of different qualitative methods and approaches now available to researchers. A range of new features have been added to the new edition including: " New structure to better meet the needs of teaching qualitative research " A new chapter on Grounded Theory plus updated coverage on the full range of other qualitative methods " A summary section discussing the state-of-the-art in qualitative research " A glossary " Updated cases studies, exercises and guided questions This new edition will continue to ensure that An Introduction to Qualitative Research remains an essential introductory text for all students of qualitative research. (Amazon) 

pt. 1. Framework -- 1. Guide to this book -- 2. Qualitative research: why and how to do it -- 3. Qualitative and quantitative research -- 4. Ethics of qualitative research -- pt. 2. From theory to text -- 5. Making use of the literature in qualitative research -- 6. Theoretical positions underlying qualitative research -- 7. Epistemological background: construction and understanding of texts -- pt. 3. Research design -- 8. The qualitative research process -- 9. Research questions -- 10. Entering the field -- 11. Sampling -- 12. How to design qualitative research: an overview -- pt. 4. Verbal data -- 13. Interviews -- 14. Narratives -- 15. Focus groups -- 16. Verbal data: an overview -- pt. 5. Observation and mediated data -- 17. Observation and ethnography -- 18. Visual data: photography, film, and video -- 19. Using documents as data -- 20. Qualitative online research: using the internet -- 21. Observation and mediated data: an overview -- pt. 6. From text to theory -- 22. Documentation of data -- 23. Coding and categorizing -- 24. Analyzing conversation, discourse, and genres -- 25. Narrative and Hermeneutic analysis -- 26. Using computers in qualitative analysis -- 27. Text interpretation: an overview -- pt. 7. Grounding and writing qualitative research -- 28. Quality criteria in qualitative research -- 29. The quality of qualitative research: beyond criteria -- 30. Writing qualitative research -- pt. 8. Qualitative research: integration and outlook -- 31. Qualitative research at work I: grounded theory -- 32. Qualitative research at work II: triangulation -- 33. Qualitative research: state of the art and the future. 

Includes bibliographical references (p. [476]-491 and indexes.