Basics of Qualitative Research Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded

by Anselm Strauss; Juliet M. Corbin

• ISBN13: 9780803959392
• ISBN10: 0803959397
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

The Second Edition of this bestselling textbook continues to offer the immensely practical advice and technical expertise that will aid researchers in analyzing and interpreting their collected data, and ultimately to build theory from it.The authors provide a step-by-step guide to the research act. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, the book presents criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research.'No neophyte qualitative researcher should be let loose to amass mountains of data without first reading this book from cover to cover! It is a superbly well-written, straightforward and informative text.... And who better to learn from than Anselm Strauss?' - Nursing Standard

Table of Contents

PART ONE: BASIC CONSIDERATIONS

Introduction

Description, Conceptual Ordering, and Theorizing

The Interplay between Qualitative and Quantitative in Theorizing

Practical Considerations

PART TWO: CODING PROCEDURES

Analysis Through Microscopic Examination of Data

Basic Operations

Asking Questions and Making Comparisons

Analytic Tools

Open Coding

Axial Coding

Selective Coding

Coding for Process

The Conditional//Consequential Matrix

Theoretical Sampling

Memos and Diagrams

PART THREE: GAINING CLOSURE

Writing Theses and Monographs and Giving Talks about Research

Criteria for Evaluation

Student Questions and Answers to These