Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials
- Norman K. Denzin - University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign, USA
- Yvonna S. Lincoln - Texas A&M University, USA
Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Materials, Fourth Edition introduces the researcher to basic methods of gathering, analyzing and interpreting qualitative empirical materials. Part 1 moves from narrative inquiry, to critical arts-based inquiry, to oral history, observations, visual methodologies, and autoethnographic methods. It then takes up analysis methods, including computer-assisted methodologies, focus groups, as well as strategies for analyzing talk and text. The chapters in Part II discuss evidence, interpretive adequacy, forms of representation, post-qualitative inquiry, the new information technologies and research, the politics of evidence, writing, and evaluation practices.
This classic text is recommended for students undertaking qualitative research studies at the dissertation stage of their Masters programme. It is also going ot be a recommended text for Developing Research and Evaluation Skills.
This book is particularly good for students who are undertaking qualitative research studies as part of their masters dissertation and should help to challenge and get the best out of students at this level.
Denzin's work clearly and brilliantly brings deeper understandings of the reasons why we undertake qualitative research and ways in which we can all improve our relationships with the world around us.
The authors do not focus on how to conduct good analysis and how to share results effectively. Not enough HOW TO. It might be abetter text for doc students who take the course, but not great for our goals in the MSc program.
Always a very reliable and informative source
I really like this book. Good collection of issues related to methods of collecting and anlysing empirical materials. Good depth to the chapters as expected from books edited by Denzin & Lincoln.
Clear and inspirational which is hard to achieve when writing about research. Happy to recommend to the library and to the students.
An excellent book, particularly suited for post graduate students. Well written and informative
Good informative material outlining the process from beginning to end of collecting and analysing qualitative data. Very useful for beginning and experienced researchers alike.
This book is a particularly helpful resource for masters and doctoral level students. It offers a range of perspectives and insights. Certainly, as an integral part of the trio of works in this series by Denzin and Lincoln, the text offers a highly comprehensive contribution to qualitative learning, teaching and research practice.
As always, an excellent book from this author. Well written, accessible, and undoubtedly will be useful for both student and more experienced researchers.