Hesse-Biber, Sharlene Nagy.

The practice of qualitative research / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Patricia Leavy. - 2nd ed. - Los Angeles : SAGE, c2011. - xx, 400 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An invitation to qualitative research -- Approaches to qualitative research -- Designing qualitative approaches to research -- The ethics of social research -- In-depth interview -- Oral history -- Focus group interviews -- Ethnography -- Content analysis and unobtrusive methods -- Case study -- Mixed methods research -- Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data -- The writing and representation of qualitative research -- The research nexus.

9781412974578 (pbk.)

2009047929


Social sciences--Research.
Qualitative research.

H62 / .H478 2011

001.4/2