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 a standard resources for all masters and doctoral students doing empirical research. I make a display copy available at all our doctoral seminars.
I am using as a reference for students but not a primary text
Its a good book and very useful for research students consumption
This useful book is all the qualitative researcher would ever need when embarking on a research study. It covers every aspect of qualitative research in great depth.
This text is a detailed description of qualitative research. It would be very useful for anyone undertaking serious research. It is a little too detailed and the language tends at time to be rather dense and so I use it as supplemental reading for those students who want to develop their research interests beyond their undergraduate experience.
A clear, useful addition to the growing body of work in this field.
Collecting and Interpreting qualitative materials is still a must read for all socials scientists and students!
Highly recommend to students as a set of 3 texts . This text supports the student and acdemics understanding of qualitative research
An interesting ans informative book for higher level students.
This is a must for a comprehensive guide to interpreting information. I really like the range and scope of evidence related to practical examples.
I feel the book is essential for understanding the scope of managing data and identifying ways of handling data commonly presented in qualitative research exercises.