Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory

by Anselm Strauss (Author), Anselm Strauss (Author), Juliet M. Corbin (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2008

  $164.12

  Significantly revised, the Third Edition of this bestseller takes the form of an informal dialogue, akin to students and teachers working together in a classroom. It shows the evolution of grounded theory method over time and the influence of constructionists and post-modern trends upon the author without loosing its foundations in the grounding of data and the building theory. The Third Edition will include real data to practise with qualitative software, such as MAXQDA as well as student exercises.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.46

  The Second Edition of this bestselling textbook continues to offer the immensely practical advice and technical expertise that will aid researchers in analyzing and interpreting their collected data, and ultimately to build theory from it. The authors provide a step-by-step guide to the research act. Full of definitions and illustrative examples, the book presents criteria for evaluating a study, as well as responses to common questions posed by students of qualitative research. 'No neophyte qualitative researcher should be let loose to amass mountains of data without first reading this book from cover to cover! It is a superbly well-written, straightforward and informative text...And who better to learn from than Anselm Strauss?' - Nursing Standard