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Basics of qualitative research : techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory / Anselm Strauss, Juliet Corbin

By: Strauss, AnselmContributor(s): Corbin, JulietPublisher: London : Sage, 1998Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 312 p. : ill 23cm001: 7966ISBN: 0803959397Subject(s): Research methods | Social researchDDC classification: 300.72 STR

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The Second Edition of this best-selling textbook continues to offer immensely practical advice and technical expertise that will aid researchers in analyzing and interpreting their collected data, and ultimately build theory from it. The authors provide a step-by-step guide to the research act. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, the book presents criteria for evaluating a study as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research.

Includes index

Bibliography : p297-302

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part 1 Basic Considerations
  • Introduction
  • Description, Conceptual Ordering, and Theorizing
  • The Interplay between Qualitative and Quantitative in Theorizing
  • Practical Considerations
  • Part 2 Coding Procedures
  • Analysis Through Microscopic Examination of Data
  • Basic Operations
  • Asking Questions and Making Comparisons
  • Analytic Tools
  • Open Coding
  • Axial Coding
  • Selective Coding
  • Coding for Process
  • The Conditional/Consequential Matrix
  • Theoretical Sampling
  • Memos and Diagrams
  • Part 3 Gaining Closure
  • Writing Theses and Monographs and Giving Talks about Research
  • Criteria for Evaluation
  • Student Questions and Answers to These

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