I highly recommend this book for novice researchers who will do qualitative research in their thesis study
This text is exactly what it says it is a 'companion' to qualitative research. It is useful for undergraduate self study research projects as a supplementary text. It offers in depth explanations and an academic approach to qualitative research methods.
Additional reading for advanced students on particular topics of interest covered in the various chapters of the book.
The book was never received by me
A must-have book for all students
This is a useful companion text that guides the novice and more mature researcher through the various compexities of undertaking qualitative research. I particularly like the chapter on Narrative, which, with the increasing move towards technology-enahanced learning is coming more to the fore
A very useful book for students learning about qualitative research
A usefull book but difficult for 2. year students
As a guide or field manual for qualitative researchers, in operational terms, qualitative researcher’s companion provides demonstrations of the procedures involved in analysing data sets in terms of how these procedures were accomplished. This text discusses succinctly the findings from real case studies in relation to the trustworthiness, validity and usefulness of the results of different methods and approaches used in qualitative research.
Although the title is a bit misleading, the book provides an useful selection of reprinted journal articles and book chapters for those who are about to engage in qualitative research. It offers seminal readings to specific topics such as theory building, validity, and generalizability in qualitative research. Therefore, I can recommend it as a supplemental reading.
Useful addition to post graduate research texts
Excellent supplementary textbook that provides a little more than a taster of the key concepts surroudning qualitative research.
This is a book that will provide students with additional reading for their thesis and other assignments. It is contemporary, and user friendly. It will challenge the students to think outside the book as regards some aspects of qualitative research. It gives a good grounding to qualitative reserach. Interesting and inspiring.
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