Library and Information Science Research through a Qualitative Lens
Alison Jane Pickard(Editor)
Facet Publishing
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-78330-379-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides real examples of applied qualitative research, from research design to dissemination. Combining both theory and practice to provide readers with the theoretical underpinnings of many different approaches to qualitative research whilst also providing a very clear example of how and why it was used. Including access to detailed accounts of qualitative research to share approaches and personal reflections on how these methods have worked in practice.
This book includes important information for students, researchers and is a valuable refresher for practitioners.
This book includes important information for students, researchers and is a valuable refresher for practitioners.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78330-379-3 (9781783303793)
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Person
Alison Jane Pickard is Director of CPD and Collaboration at Northumbria. She is the author of the Facet Publishing book, Research Methods in Information (2nd edition, 2013).
Content
1. Introduction 2. Trustworthiness in qualitative research 3. Ethics in qualitative research 4. Action research 5. Delphi study 6. Discourse and content analysis 7. Case study research 8. Conversation and narrative analysis 9. Critical theory 10. Ethnography 11. Grounded theory 12. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) 13. Phenomenography 14. Photovoice 15. Psychdynamic theory 16. Virtual ethnography 17. Editors closing remarks