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Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact

Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact

• Sarah J. Tracy
• Published 5 November 2012

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Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact

ISBN: 978-1-405-19203-3

January 2013

Wiley-Blackwell

Sarah J. Tracy

Qualitative Research Methods is a comprehensive, all-inclusive resource for the theory and practice of qualitative/ethnographic research methodology.

• Serves as a “how-to” guide for qualitative/ethnographic research, detailing how to design a project, conduct interviews and focus groups, interpret and analyze data, and represent it in a compelling manner
• Demonstrates how qualitative data can be systematically utilized to address pressing personal, organizational, and social problems
• Written in an engaging style, with in-depth examples from the author’s own practice
• Comprehensive companion website includes sample syllabi, lesson plans, a list of helpful website links, test bank and exam review materials, and exercises and worksheets, available upon publication at www.wiley.com/go/tracy

Sarah J. Tracy is Associate Professor of Human Communication at Arizona State University-Tempe. She has contributed more than 50 essays to such publications as Qualitative Inquiry, Communication Monographs, Management Communication Quarterly , and others. Dr. Tracy’s research has garnered international acclaim and she regularly serves as qualitative methodology expert for granted research.

• Written in an engaging style, with back-stage examples from the author’s own practice and indepth references to work from a variety of topic areas
• Comprehensive companion website includes sample syllabi, lesson plans, a list of helpful website links, test bank and exam review materials, and exercises and worksheets

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• Written in an engaging and accessible narrative style by an acclaimed scholar and researcher
• Offers new and updated examples of coding and qualitative analysis, full-color photos and illustrations, and a companion instructor website
• Synthesizes the most up-to-date multidisciplinary literature on qualitative research methods including seven main approaches to qualitative inquiry: grounded theory, case study, ethnography and ethnography of communication, phenomenology, narrative inquiry and autoethnography, participatory action research, and creative, performative, and arts-based research
• Presents innovative qualitative data collection methods and modern representation strategies, such as virtual ethnography, photovoice, and mobile interviewing

Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact is an ideal resource for undergraduate and graduate students, instructors, and faculty across multiple disciplines including the social sciences, healthcare, education, management, and the humanities, and for practitioners seeking expert guidance on practical qualitative methods.

• ISBN-10 1119390788
• ISBN-13 978-1119390787
• Edition 2nd
• Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date August 13, 2019
• Language English
• Dimensions 7 x 1.2 x 10 inches
• Print length 432 pages
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SARAH J. TRACY is Professor of Human Communication, Arizona State University-Tempe, and an internationally recognized expert on qualitative research methods. She has contributed more than 75 essays to publications such as Qualitative Inquiry, Communication Monographs, and Management Communication Quarterly, and developed the renowned “eight big tent model” for high quality qualitative research.

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• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley-Blackwell; 2nd edition (August 13, 2019)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 432 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119390788
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119390787
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.98 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.2 x 10 inches
• #65 in Social Sciences Research
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About the author

Sarah j. tracy.

Dr. Sarah J. Tracy is Professor of qualitative methodology and organizational communication in The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University, in Tempe, AZ, United States. She has given over 75 keynotes and workshops around the world for students, professors, and professionals in multiple disciplines related to her research.

Professor Tracy’s scholarly work examines emotion, communication, and identity in the workplace with focus on emotional labor, compassion, bullying, and organizational flourishing. She is an interdisciplinary leader in qualitative research methods. Sarah created the “Eight big-tent criteria” model for excellent qualitative research and is author of Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact, a YouTube channel called Get Your Qual On, and more than 100 scholarly monographs.

She has been honored as Distinguished Scholar by The National Communication Association, Fellow by the International Communication Association, and Distinguished Teacher by The Western States Communication Association. Stanford University’s Career Rankings list her in the top 2% of scientists in the world across fields.

Sarah aims to provide people with relatable and actionable tips that they can use to immediately improve the quality, efficiency, impact, and enjoyment of their research. She approaches research from a use-inspired standpoint and endeavors toward creating scholarship that inspires wisdom, compassion, transformation, and well-being.

In her free-time, Sarah enjoys cuddling her rescue pup and kitten, novice crew rowing, and traveling with her husband.

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• Developing contextual research that matters
• Entering the conversation of qualitative research
• Paradigmatic reflections and qualitative research territories
• Research design: sampling, research proposals, ethics, and IRB
• Negotiating access and exploring the scene
• Field roles, fieldnotes, and field focus
• Interview planning and design: Structuring, wording, and questioning
• Interview practice: embodied, mediated, and focus-group a
• Data analysis basics: a phronetic iterative approach
• Advanced data analysis: the art and magic of interpretation
• Qualitative quality: creating a credible, ethical, significant study
• Theorizing and writing: explaining, synthesizing, and crafting a tale
• Drafting, polishing, and publishing
• Qualitative methodology matters: exiting and communicating impact.
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