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DOING REALIST RESEARCH
Nick Emmel, University of Leeds, U.K. • Joanne Greenhalgh, University of Leeds, U.K. • Ana Manzano,
University of Leeds, U.K. • Mark Monaghan, University of Loughborough, U.K. • Sonia Dalkin,
Northumbria University, U.K.
Bringing together leading theorists, researchers and policy makers with expertise in using realist methods, this book
is a defi nitive guide to putting realist methodologies into practice. Not just an overview of the fi eld, this book looks
to extend current debates and apply realist methods to new and practical challenges in social research. Featuring
practical, worked examples of how to turn theory into evidence, it empowers readers not just to understand realist
methods, but to use them.
CONTENTS Introduction: Doing realist evaluation, synthesis and research / 1: The middle range methodology of realist evaluation / 2: Making up
mechanisms in realist research / 3: Understanding mechanisms in realist evaluation and research / 4: Making claims using realist methods / 5:
Theory and realist methods / 6: Researching complex large scale nested interventions / 7: Using realist approaches to explain the costs and cost-
effectiveness of programmes / 8: Data gathering for realist reviews / 9: Scoping and searching to support realist approaches / 10: Evidence from
realist research, its infl uence and impact / 11: Realist research, guidelines and the politics of evidence / 12: Realist memorabilia
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4739-7789-1 • ©2019 • 272 PAGES •
THE PRACTICE OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: Engaging Students in the Research
Process THIRD EDITION
Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Boston College
The Practice of Qualitative Research guides readers step by step through the process of collecting, analyzing,
designing, and interpreting qualitative research. Written in an engaging style, this student-centered text offers invaluable
insights into the practice of qualitative research, with coverage of in-depth interviewing, focus groups, ethnography,
case study, and mixed methods research. The Third Edition features even more integrated attention to online research
and implications of social media throughout all methods chapters; updates on qualitative analysis software; and
signifi cantly expanded coverage of ethics.
CONTENTS PART I: TAKING A QUALITATIVE APPROACH TO RESEARCH / 1: An Invitation to Qualitative Research / 2: Paradigmatic Approaches to
Qualitative Research / 3: Designing Qualitative Approaches to Research / 4: The Ethics of Social Research / PART II: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
PRACTICE / 5: In-Depth Interviewing / 6: Focus Group Research / 7: Ethnography / 8: Case Study / 9: Researching Mass Media: Images and Texts
/ 10: Mixed Methods Research / PART III: TYING THE STRANDS TOGETHER / 11: Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data / 12: Writing and
Representation of Qualitative Research Projects / CONCLUSION: FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INQUIRY
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-6808-8 • ©2017 • 432 PAGES •
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BEST SELLER
DESIGNING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SIXTH EDITION
Catherine Marshall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill • Gretchen B. Rossman, University of
Massachusetts Amherst
Addressing the complexity, fl exibility, and controversies of qualitative research's many genres, Designing Qualitative
Research, Sixth Edition gives students, research managers, policy analysts, and applied researchers clear, easy-to-
understand guidance on designing qualitative research. While maintaining a focus on the proposal stage, this best-
selling book takes readers from selecting a research genre through building a conceptual framework, data collection
and interpretation, and arguing the merits of the proposal.
CONTENTS 1. Introduction / 2. Qualitative Research Genres / 3. Trustworthiness and Ethics / 4. The What of the Study: Building the Conceptual
Framework / 5. The How of the Study: Building the Research Design / 6. Basic Data Collection Methods / 7. Specialized and Focused Data
Collection Methods / 8. Managing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Data / 9. Stressors: Time, Resources, and Politics / 10. Arguing the Merits of Your
Proposal and Envisioning the Final Report
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-7100-2 • ©2016 • 352 PAGES •
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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and
Methodological
Sharon M. Ravitch • Nicole Mittenfelner Carl, both of University of Pennsylvania
Focused on developing the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological knowledge needed to engage in rigorous
and valid research, this introductory text provides practical explanations, exercises, and advice for how to conduct
qualitative research—from design through implementation, analysis, and writing up research. The book presents the
fi eld of qualitative research in a unique and meaningful way, and helps readers understand what the authors call
"criticality" in qualitative research by communicating its foundations and processes with clarity and simplicity.
CONTENTS 1: Qualitative Research: An Opening Orientation / 2: Using Conceptual Frameworks in Research / 3: Critical Qualitative Research
Design / 4: Design and Refl exivity in Data Collection / 5: Methods of Data Collection / 6: Validity: Processes, Strategies, and Trustworthiness / 7: An
Integrative Approach to Data Analysis / 8: Methods and Processes of Data Analysis / 9: Writing and Representing Inquiry: The Research Report / 10:
Crafting Qualitative Research Proposals / 11: Research Ethics and the Relational Quality of Research / Epilogue: Revisiting Criticality, Refl exivity,
Collaboration, and Rigor
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-5174-2 • ©2016 • 600 PAGES • •
