Leavy Patricia (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research

2nd edition. — Oxford University Press, 2020. — 1,279 p.The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition presents a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the field of qualitative research. Divided into eight parts, the forty chapters address key topics in the field such as approaches to qualitative research (philosophical perspectives), narrative inquiry, field research, and interview methods, text, arts-based, and internet methods, analysis and interpretation of findings, and representation and evaluation. The handbook is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the disciplines, and the contributors represent some of the most influential and innovative researchers as well as emerging scholars. This handbook provides a broad introduction to the field of qualitative research to those with little to no background in the subject, while providing substantive contributions to the field that will be of interest to even the most experienced researchers. It serves as a user-friendly teaching tool suitable for a range of undergraduate or graduate courses, as well as individuals working on their thesis or other research projects. With a focus on methodological instruction, the incorporation of real-world examples and practical applications, and ample coverage of writing and representation, this volume offers everything readers need to undertake their own qualitative studies.The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research is a comprehensive methodological resource intended for a wide readership and incorporates several enhancements to the first edition, including new chapters on "duoenthnography," team-based research, and teaching qualitative research, as well as updated references and examples. Anyone seeking practical information about conducting qualitative research would benefit from this work. The enhancements justify investing in this new edition. It provides information on many aspects of qualitative research and can be of value to several academic and practical fields such as music therapy students, researchers, and scholars, for instance. The Second Edition of The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research is a rich resource for a field trying to keep abreast of a multitude of nuanced changes within qualitative research. The Handbook provides substantive and historical overviews of qualitative traditions, and it also opens the way for introducing more emergent and contemporary approaches. Yet it doesn't stop there ― the volume covers ongoing issues such as evaluation, ethics, and public engagement for all qualitative researchers. Accessible for students, scholars, and practitioners alike, this Handbook is a must-have resource for anyone embarking upon or continuing their work in qualitative research. The new edition of The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, masterfully edited by Patricia Leavy and authored by an impressive team of international and multi-disciplinary scholars, is a veritable feast, articulating with freshness and vitality issues that are crucial for qualitative researchers across the social sciences.ContentsContributors
PrefaceIntroduction to The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition
Patricia LeavyPart I The Qualitative TraditionHistorical Overview of Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences
Svend Brinkmann, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, and Søren KristiansenThe History of Historical-Comparative Methods in Sociology
Chares Demetriou and Victor RoudometofThe Centrality of Ethics in Qualitative Practice
Anna TraianouPart II Approaches to Qualitative ResearchPhilosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research
Renée Spencer, Julia M. Pryce, and Jill WalshApplied Interpretive Approaches
Sally E. ThorneThe Grounded Theory Method
Antony BryantFeminist Qualitative Research: Working toward Transforming Science and Social Justice
Maureen C. McHughCritical Approaches to Qualitative Research
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Peter Chua, and Dana CollinsDecolonizing Research Practice: Indigenous Methodologies, Aboriginal Methods, and Knowledge/Knowing
Mike Evans, Adrian Miller, Peter Hutchinson, and Carlene DingwallPart III Narrative Inquiry, Field Research, and Interview MethodsPracticing Narrative Inquiry II: Making Meanings Move
Arthur P. Bochner and Andrew F. HerrmannEthnography
Anthony Kwame HarrisonPracticing Autoethnography and Living the Autoethnographic Life
Carolyn Ellis and Tony E. AdamsDuoethnography: A Polytheoretical Approach to (Re)Storing, (Re)Storying the Meanings That One Gives
Joe Norris and Rick SawyerUnstructured and Semistructured Interviewing
Svend BrinkmannOral History Interviewing with Purpose and Critical Awareness
Valerie J. JanesickFocus Group Research: Retrospect and Prospect
George Kamberelis and Greg DimitriadisMuseum Studies
Erica L. TuckerPart IV Text, Arts-Based, and Internet MethodsContent Analysis
Lindsay PriorPhotography as a Research Method
Gunilla HolmArts-Based Research: Merging Social Research and the Creative Arts
Gioia Chilton and Patricia LeavyQualitative Approaches in Internet-Mediated Research: Opportunities, Issues, Possibilities
Claire HewsonPart V Multimethod, Mixed Methods, and Participatory DesignsCase Study Research: In-Depth Understanding in Context
Helen SimonsProgram Evaluation
Paul R. Brandon and Anna L. Ah SamCommunity-Based Research: A Grass-Roots and Social Justice Orientation to Inquiry
Margaret BoydComplex Teams and Qualitative Research
Judith DavidsonQualitative Disaster Research
DeeDee M. Bennett, Mark R. Landahl, and Brenda D. PhillipsConducting Mixed Methods Research: Using Dialectical Pluralism and Social Psychological Strategies
Susan A. Tucker, R. Burke Johnson, Tony Onwuegbuzie, and Marjorie L. IcenoglePart VI Analysis and InterpretationQualitative Data Analysis Strategies
Johnny SaldañaComputer-Assisted Analysis of Qualitative Research
Christina Silver and Ann F. LewinsInterpretation in Qualitative Research: What, Why, How
Allen Trent and Jeasik ChoPart VII Representation and EvaluationWriting Up Qualitative Research
Jane F. GilgunTransforming Field Notes to Text
Jessica Smartt GullionCreative Approaches to Writing Qualitative Research
Sandra L. Faulkner and Sheila SquillanteScripting the Ethnodrama
Joe SalvatoreWrite–Reach–Repeat: The Role and Rise of Public Intellectualism in Qualitative Research
Robin M. BoylornEvaluating Qualitative Research 2.0
Jeasik Cho and Allen TrentPart VIII Conclusion: Politics, Pedagogy, and the PublicThe Politics of Research
Michael D. Giardina and Joshua I. NewmanSuperheroes and Superpowers: Contemplative, Creative, and De/Colonial Approaches to Teaching Qualitative Research
Kakali BhattacharyaA Changing Terrain: Qualitative Research in the Age of Transdisciplinarity and Public Scholarship
Patricia LeavyIndex