Overview

An essential companion for students across the social and health sciences, this text provides a wide-ranging coverage of qualitative methods complemented by extended illustration from the array of academic disciplines in which qualitative research is found and employed.

Content and Approach

Written in a lively and reader-friendly style, the guide covers a comprehensive range of topics, including:

• a concise definition of the method
• a description of distinctive features
• examples to convey the flavour of a technique or principle
• a critical and reflective evaluation of the method or approach under consideration
• cross references to associated concepts within the dictionary
• a list of key readings