Doing Qualitative Research

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION How to Use This Book What You Can (and Can't) Do with Qualitative Research Introduction Why Do Students Use Qualitative Methods? Are Qualitative Methods Always the Best? Should You Use Qualitative Methods? Concluding Remarks The Research Experience I Introduction Moira's Research Diary Sally's Research Diary Simon's Research Diary Concluding Remarks The Research Experience II Introduction Interviews Ethnographies Texts Audio Data Visual Data Multiple Methods Concluding Remarks What Counts as 'Originality'? Introduction Originality Being a 'Professional' Independent Critical Thought Concluding Remarks PART TWO: STARTING OUT Selecting a Topic Introduction Workable Research Questions…