Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare

Incorporates the developments in nursing research. This book looks at initial stages, methods of data collection, qualitative approaches and analysis of collected data. It considers a variety of approaches from ethnography to action research. It links research with real nursing practice through rele...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Holloway, Immy (Author), Wheeler, Stephanie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell , 2010
Edition:3rd ed
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The nature and utility of qualitative research
  • 2. The paradigm debate : the place of qualitative research
  • 3. Initial steps in the research process
  • 4. Ethical considerations
  • 5. The issue of supervision
  • 6. Interviewing
  • 7. Participant observation and documents as sources of data
  • 8. Focus groups as qualitative research
  • 9. Sampling and site selection
  • 10. Ethnography
  • 11. Grounded theory
  • 12. Narrative inquiry
  • 13. Phenomenology
  • 14. Action research
  • 15. Additional approaches
  • 16. Mixed methods : combining qualitative and quantitative research
  • 17. Data analysis, procedures, practices, and computers
  • 18. Establishing quality : trustworthiness or validity
  • 19. Writing up qualitative research