What is qualitative secondary analysis? How can it be most effectively applied in social research? This timely and accomplished book offers readers a well informed, reliable guide to all aspects of qualitative secondary analysis. The book: Defines secondary analysis. Distinguishes between quantitative and qualitative secondary analysis. Maps the main types of qualitative secondary analysis. Covers the key ethical and legal issues. Offers a practical guide to effective research. Sets the agenda for future developments in the subject. Written by an experienced researcher and teacher with a background in sociology, the book is a comprehensive and invaluable introduction to this growing field of social research.

Modi Operandi

Designg 90

Selection of data set(s) 91

Analysis 96

Quality assurance 99

Reportage 102

Reflexivity 104

Conclusion 106

Notes 107

While the epistemological and ethical aspects of qualitative secondary analysis have received increasing attention in the literature, there has been relatively little work on the practicalities of re-using qualitative data. Consequently researchers who have carried out secondary studies have not had a great deal of information on the ‘doing’ of qualitative secondary analysis to guide them. In this chapter, I draw on reports ...

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