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With new chapters and studies providing contemporary and relevant examples, this fully updated book is the perfect introductory guide for students looking to complete their first qualitative thesis or project.
List of tables;Preface;Acknowledgements;PART IAn overview of the research process; 1 Introduction; 2 The general background; 3 Posing the questions; 4 What is theory and what is its value?; 5 An example of a 'perspectives' study; 6 An example of a study on how participants 'deal with' a particular phenomenon; PART IIExtending the range of interpretivist studies; 7 A proposal for a perspectives study; 8 A proposal for a study of how people 'deal with' a phenomenon; 9 A proposal for a policy study; 10 A proposal for a life history study; 11 A proposal for an interactionist historical study; 12. Research on problem-focused proposals: Proposal No. 1; 13. Research on problem-focused proposals: proposal No. 2; References; Index