Rocking qualitative social science : an irreverent guide to rigorous research / Ashley T. Rubin.

Author/creator Rubin, Ashley T. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationStanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2021]
Description1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects
Social sciences--Research. --Methodology.
Qualitative research.

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Contents Introduction to dirtbagging -- Topo : what exactly are qualitative methods? -- Picking your proj : identifying your research question -- On belay : connecting your work to an anchor -- Mapping out the route : how and when research design matters -- Starting on the right foot : making and justifying your case selection -- Flaking out the rope : how to check your sample -- Bivvy time : the "fieldwork" model of data collection -- The crux : content analysis, analytical memos, and other tricks -- Placing pro : making causal claims with qualitative data -- Living on the sharp end : dealing with skeptics of qualitative research -- The sweeper.
Abstract "Rocking Qualitative Social Science is a guidebook designed to help people, especially junior scholars or people new to qualitative methods, conduct good qualitative research, talk about their qualitative research (with both non-qualitative scholars and other qualitative scholars), and evaluate other scholars' qualitative research"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionOnline resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 12, 2021).
Issued in other formPrint version: Rubin, Ashley T. Rocking qualitative social science. Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2021 9781503611399
LCCN 2020052614
ISBN9781503628243 (electronic book)
ISBN1503628248 (electronic book)
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