A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research
- David Silverman - Visiting Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney and King’s College, London, Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths’ College, Visiting Professor Emeritus at Leeds University Business School and Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology
The Second Edition of Qualitative Research provides a refreshing introduction to doing and debating qualitative research. The author uses updated content, ranging from photographs to novels and newspaper stories, to demonstrate how getting to grips with qualitative methods means asking ourselves fundamental questions about how we are influenced by contemporary culture.
Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way.
Suitable for Undergraduate students who are new to qualitative research and even Postgraduates and Practitioners who want re-assess their current understanding of the field.
A great book that demystifies qualitative research
Whilst a very interesting text, not suitable for the Module I was considering it for.
This book provides an uncommon introduction to doing and debating qualitative research by asking questions about the influence of contemporary culture on the process of collecting and interpreting data. Silverman demonstrates the questioning by reference to examples of different data kinds like photographs, novels, newspaper stories, websites and social media.
Highly recommended
A wonderful book, essential for the students and PhD involved in qualitative research.
This is ideal for those who just want to engage with the basics in a swift way
It does not seem appropriate as a basic text to introduce my undergraduates to qualitative research.
Good all rounder. I would definitely recommend this book to introduce the idea of qualitative research to students.
Will be appropriate for some students.
A useful overview of qualitative research for beginners, very helpful.
I think this book is in a very different style to other research books and is not one you can dip into and out of. Some people will love it and some will find it difficult to get on with. I found it contained quite a bit of opinion that I did not agree with and the evidence was not included. The case studies and some fo the humour was attractive however.
