Qualitative Data: An Introduction to Coding and Analysis (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780814706947)

A necessary guide through the qualitative research process

Qualitative Data is meant for the novice researcher who needs guidance on what specifically to do when faced with a sea of information. It takes readers through the qualitative research process, beginning with an examination of the basic philosophy of qualitative research, and ending with planning and carrying out a qualitative research study. It provides an explicit, step-by-step procedure that will take the researcher from the raw text of interview data through data analysis and theory construction to the creation of a publishable work.

The volume provides actual examples based on the authors' own work, including two published pieces in the appendix, so that readers can follow examples for each step of the process, from the project's inception to its finished product. The volume also includes an appendix explaining how to implement these data analysis procedures using NVIVO, a qualitative data analysis program.

Author: Carl Auerbach, Louise B. Silverstein
ISBN-10: 0814706940
ISBN-13: 9780814706947
Publisher: New York University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 202
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.56w x 0.74d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2004 pg. 1374