Guide to Qualitative Field Research

Name: Guide to Qualitative Field Research
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ISBN: 9781412936507

ISBN-10: 1412936500

ISBN-13: 9781412936507

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Carol R. Bailey

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Thoroughly revised, the Second Edition of A Guide to Qualitative Field Research provides novice researchers with comprehensive and accessible instructions for conducting qualitative field research. Using rich examples from classic ethnographies to help bring abstract principles alive, author Carol A. Bailey thoroughly explains the entire research process from selecting a topic to writing the final manuscript, and all of the steps in between! New to the Second Edition: Offers Ten Techniques for Analyzing Data: Step-by-step instructions on how to use various techniques for analyzing data are provided that demystify what is often an overwhelming activity. There are three chapters devoted to…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Having received her Ph.D. from Washington State University, Carol A. Bailey is an Associate Professor in Sociology at Virginia Polytechnic Institutenbsp;and State University.nbsp; She has won numerous teaching awards, including the university-wide Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence. She has also been Chair of the University Writing Program at the Academy of Teaching Excellence.



The Big Picture


An Overview of Field Research


In the Beginning


Starting a Field Research Project


Getting to Know You


Data Collection in the Field


And the Beat Goes On


The Art of Interpretation