Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE INTRODUCTION -- 1.How To Use This Book -- 2.What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Why Do Researchers Use Qualitative Methods? -- 2.3.Axe Qualitative Methods Always Appropriate? -- 2.4.Should You Use Qualitative Methods? -- 2.5.Concluding Remarks -- 3.Focusing a Research Project -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.Moira's Research Diary -- 3.3.Sally's Research Diary -- 3.4.Simon's Research Diary -- 3.5.Concluding Remarks -- 4.Issues in Research Design -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Interviews -- 4.3.Ethnographies -- 4.4.Texts -- 4.5.The Internet -- 4.6.Audio Data -- 4.7.Visual Data -- 4.8.Mixed Methods -- 4.9.Concluding Remarks -- 5.What Counts as Òriginality'? -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Originality -- 5.3.Being a Professional -- 5.4.Independent Critical Thought -- 5.5.Concluding Remarks -- pt. TWO STARTING OUT -- 6.Formulating a Research Question -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Challenges -- 6.3.Solutions --

Contents note continued: 6.4.Some Cautions -- 7.Using Theories -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.How Theoretical Models Shape Research -- 7.3.The Different Languages of Qualitative Research -- 7.4.Theories, Models and Hypotheses -- 7.5.Examples -- 7.6.Concluding Remarks -- 8.Choosing a Methodology -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Qualitative or Quantitative? -- 8.3.Your Research Strategy -- 8.4.Choosing a Methodology: a Case Study -- 8.5.Naturally Occurring Data? -- 8.6.Mixed Methods? -- 8.7.Concluding Remarks -- 9.How Many Cases Do You Need? -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.What is a Case Study? -- 9.3.The Quantitative Model of Generalization -- 9.4.The Rationale of Case Study Design -- 9.5.Case Study Research in Practice -- 9.6.Concluding Remarks -- 10.Ethical Research -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.The Standards of Ethical Research -- 10.3.Why Ethics Matter for Your Research -- 10.4.Ethical Guidelines in Practice -- 10.5.Complex Ethical Issues -- 10.6.Research Governance 1 --

Contents note continued: 10.7.Conclusion: Managing Unfolding Ethical Demands -- 11.Writing a Research Proposal -- 11.1.Introduction 1 -- 11.2.Aim for Crystal Clarity 1 -- 11.3.Plan Before You Write -- 11.4.Be Persuasive -- 11.5.Be Practical -- 11.6.Make Broader Links -- 11.7.A Caution: Misunderstanding Qualitative Research? -- 11.8.Concluding Remarks -- pt. THREE COLLECTING AND ANALYSING YOUR DATA -- 12.Collecting Your Data -- 12.1.Collecting Interview Data -- 12.2.Collecting Focus Group Data -- 12.3.Collecting Ethnographic Data -- 12.4.Collecting Internet Data -- 12.5.Concluding Remarks -- 13.Developing Data Analysis -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Kick-Starting Data Analysis -- 13.3.A Case Study -- 13.4.Interviews -- 13.5.Fieldnotes -- 13.6.Transcripts -- 13.7.Visual Data -- 13.8.Concluding Remarks -- 14.Using Computers to Analyse Qualitative Data / Clive Seale -- 14.1.Introduction -- 14.2.What CAQDAS Software Can Do for You -- 14.3.Advantages of CAQDAS -- 14.4.Keyword Analysis --

Contents note continued: 14.5.Concluding Remarks -- 15.Quality in Qualitative Research -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Validity -- 15.3.Reliability -- 15.4.Concluding Remarks -- 16.Evaluating Qualitative Research -- 16.1.Introduction -- 16.2.Two Guides for Evaluating Research -- 16.3.Four Quality Criteria -- 16.4.Applying Quality Criteria -- 16.5.Four Quality Issues Revisited -- 16.6.Concluding Remarks -- 17.Effective Qualitative Research -- 17.1.Introduction -- 17.2.Keep It Simple -- 17.3.Do Not Assume that We are Only Concerned with Subjective Experience -- 17.4.Take Advantage of Using Qualitative Data -- 17.5.Avoid Drowning in Data -- 17.6.Avoid Journalism -- 17.7.Concluding Remarks -- pt. FOUR WRITING UP -- 18.The First Few Pages -- 18.1.Introduction -- 18.2.The Title -- 18.3.The Abstract -- 18.4.Keywords -- 18.5.The Table of Contents -- 18.6.The Introduction -- 18.7.Concluding Remarks -- 19.The Literature Review Chapter -- 19.1.Recording Your Reading --

Contents note continued: 19.2.Writing your Literature Review -- 19.3.Practical Questions -- 19.4.Principles -- 19.5.Do You Need a Literature Review Chapter? -- 19.6.Concluding Remarks -- 20.The Methodology Chapter -- 20.1.Introduction -- 20.2.What Should the Methodology Chapter Contain? -- 20.3.A Natural History Chapter? -- 20.4.Concluding Remarks -- 21.Writing Your Data Chapters -- 21.1.Introduction -- 21.2.The Macrostructure -- 21.3.The Microstructure -- 21.4.Tightening Up -- 21.5.Concluding Remarks -- 22.Your Concluding Chapter -- 22.1.Introduction -- 22.2.The Concluding Chapter as Mutual Stimulation -- 22.3.What Exactly Should Your Concluding Chapter Contain? -- 22.4.Confessions and Trumpets -- 22.5.Theorizing as Thinking Through Data -- 22.6.Writing for Audiences -- 22.7.Why Your Concluding Chapter can be Fun -- 22.8.Concluding Remarks -- pt. FIVE GETTING SUPPORT -- 23.Making Good Use of Your Supervisor -- 23.1.Introduction -- 23.2.Supervision Horror Stories --

Contents note continued: 23.3.Student and Supervisor Expectations -- 23.4.The Early Stages -- 23.5.The Later Stages -- 23.6.Standards of Good Practice -- 23.7.Concluding Remarks -- 24.Getting Feedback -- 24.1.Introduction -- 24.2.Writing -- 24.3.Speaking -- 24.4.The Art of Presenting Research -- 24.5.Feedback from the People You Study -- 24.6.Concluding Remarks -- pt. SIX THE AITKRMATH -- 25.Surviving an Oral Examination -- 25.1.Introduction -- 25.2.Viva Horror Stories -- 25.3.Preparing for Your Oral -- 25.4.Doing the Oral -- 25.5.Outcomes -- 25.6.Revising Your Thesis after the Oral -- 25.7.A Case Study -- 25.8.Concluding Remarks -- 26.Getting Published -- 26.1.Introduction -- 26.2.The Backstage Politics of Publishing -- 26.3.Strategic Choices -- 26.4.What Journals are Looking For -- 26.5.Reviewers' Comments -- 26.6.How to Write a Short Journal Article -- 26.7.Concluding Remarks -- 27.Audiences -- 27.1.Introduction -- 27.2.The Policy-Making Audience --

Contents note continued: 27.3.The Practitioner Audience -- 27.4.The Lay Audience -- 27.5.Concluding Remarks.