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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Strauss, Anselm L

Titel

Qualitative analysis for social scientists

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge u.a: Cambridge Univ. Pr

Erscheinungsjahr

1987

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Quelle

Sociological Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A detailed handbook & set of guidelines for doing qualitative research & data analysis emphasizing the grounded theory approach, presented in 14 Chpts with a Preface, an Epilogue, & an Appendix. (1) Introduction. (2) Two Illustrations. (3) Codes and Coding. (4) Seminar on Open Coding. (5) Memos and Memo Writing. (6) Team Meetings and Graphic Representations as Memos. (7) Excerpts That Illustrate Common Problems. (8) Integrative Diagrams and Integrative Sessions. (9) Integrative Mechanisms: Diagrams, Memo Sequences, Writing. (10) Presenting Case Materials: Data and Interpretations. (11) Grounded Formal Theory: Awareness Contexts. (12) Reading and Writing Research Publications. (13) Questions and Answers. (14) Research Consultations and Teaching: Guidelines, Strategies, and Style. Special focus is on how to do theoretically informed interpretations of materials efficiently & effectively. First-hand data are used from ongoing research projects to illustrate qualitative analysis, data collection, & interpretation including coding, concept formation, & theoretical sampling. Details from ongoing research projects illustrate memo writing, teamwork, common problems in analysis, methods for integrating voluminous data, presentation of case materials, reading & writing research publications, & teaching guidelines. A brief discussion of ways of discovering new theory from previous theory concludes the handbook. 22 Figures, 57 References. M. Crowdes