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Exploring 100 key questions (and answers) on the nature and practice of qualitative inquiry, this unique book addresses the practical decisions that researchers must make in their work, from the design of the study, through ethics approval, implementation, and writing. The book’s quick-scan, question-and-answer format make it ideal as a supplementary text or as a ready reference for graduate students preparing for comprehensive exams and writing research proposals, undergraduates in affiliated programs who will not be taking a primary course in qualitative research methods, and researchers working across disciplines in academic or practice environments.
Is It Better to Bring a Qualitative Researcher Onto My Team, or Should I Try to Do the Qualitative Research Myself?
Is It Better to Bring a Qualitative Researcher Onto My Team, or Should I Try to Do the Qualitative Research Myself?
As with all research practices, qualitative research requires special training and experience to become expert in its application. Even where an individual has completed doctoral work or gained research experience working on teams alongside qualitative experts, learning the nuances of particular methodologies and methods can take several years, across multiple projects. For researchers who are not familiar with qualitative approaches, the methods may look deceptively easy; simply “talking to people” about their opinions, just “watching” people in public spaces, or simply “reading a ...
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