Qualitative Communication Research Methods

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Qualitative Communication Research
Rounding the (Paradigm) Bases: A Brief History of Qualitative Communication Research
Covering New Material(ism), Going Big: Two Trends in Qualitative Communication Research
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 2. The Diversity of Qualitative Research in Communication Subfields
Baker's Dozen: Thirteen Subfields, Thirteen Stories of Qualitative Communication Research
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 3. Theoretical Traditions and Qualitative Communication Research
Introduction: "What Would You Like on Your Sandwich?"
The Phenomenological Tradition
The Sociocultural Tradition
Critical Theories
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 4. Design I: Planning Research Projects
Introduction
"My City, My Society, and My Life": Renee's Story
Sources of Research Ideas
Evaluating the Scene
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 5. Design II: Implementing Research Projects
Introduction
Negotiating Access
Exploratory and Mixed Methods
Sampling
Human Subject Protections
The Research Proposal
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 6. Producing Data I: Participation, Observation, and Recording Communication
Introduction: Welcome to Fieldwork
Ethnography and Participant Observation
Successful Participant Observation
Adapting Roles
Tactical Observing
Writing Fieldnotes
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 7. Producing Data II: Qualitative Interviewing
Introduction
Purposes of the Qualitative Interview
Types of Interviews in Communication Research
Interviewing Practices
Question Design and Use
Transcribing Interviews
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 8. Producing Data III: Studying Materiality
Introduction
Material Culture
Documents
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 9. Sensemaking I: Analyzing, Coding, and Managing Data
Introduction
Qualitative Data Analysis: An Overview
In-Process Writing
Categories and Codes
Grounded Theory
Coding Examples
Leaving the Field
Tools for Analysis
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 10. Sensemaking II: Creating, Evaluating, and Enhancing Interpretations of Data
Introduction
Creating Interpretations
Evaluating Interpretations
Enhancing Interpretations
Conclusion
Exercises
Chapter 11. Writing, Authoring, and Publishing
Introduction: Going Public
The Crisis of Representation
After the Fall: Reading and Writing Qualitative Research
Institutional Contexts of Qualitative Writing
The Craft of Qualitative Writing: Three Types of Formats and Their Related Strategies
Some Final Thoughts on Writing
Exercises
Epilogue
References
Author Index
Subject Index