Previous ed.: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: General approaches to collecting and analyzing qualitative d ata. Introduction ; Design Methodologies, Data Management and Analytica l Approaches ; Incorporating Data from Multiple Sources: Mixing Methods . -- Part 2 :Traditional analytical approaches. Classical Ethnography ; Critical Ethnographic Approaches ; Feminist Approaches ; Grounded Theo ry ; Phenomenology. -- Part 3: Newer qualitative approaches. Postmodern Influences on Society and Qualitative Research ; Auto-Ethnography ; Po etic Inquiry ; Ethnodrama and Performative Art ; Cyber-Ethnography and E-Research. -- Part 4: Analytic approaches for existing documentation. Structuralism and Post-Structuralism Semiotic Structural and Post-S tructural Analysis (Deconstruction) ; Content Analysis of Texts ; Conte nt Analysis of Visual Documentation ; Narrative Analysis ; Conversation Analysis ; Discourse Analysis. -- Part 5: Data management using qualit ative computer programmes. Coding ; An Overview of Qualitative Computer Programs. -- Part 6: Interpreting and presenting qualitative data. The orizing from Data ; Innovative Data Display.

"In this fully updated and expanded Second Edition, Carol Grbich pro vides a guide through current issues in the analysis of qualitative dat a. Packed with detailed examples, a glossary, further reading lists and a section on writing up, this easy to read text is exactly what you ne ed to get you started in qualitative research."--Publisher's website.