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

I had the good fortune to use an early draft of Sarah Tracy's Qualitative Research Methods text when I was a graduate student. In particular, I appreciated the accessible language, myriad examples, and comprehensive set of resources that address the entire process of conducting qualitative research from understanding theory/paradigm to data collection, analysis and writing.Compared to other qualitative methods texts, I found Dr. Tracy's style to be engaging and I appreciated the way she explained complex concepts by using her own and other colleagues'/students' research projects. The chapters on data analysis also make her book stand out from other texts I've read. Not only does the book offer a solid grounding in how to collect data, it illustrates basic and advanced methods to make meaning from data and develop arguments for various audiences--Really helpful when sitting with a giant pile of interviews/fieldnotes and feeling overwhelmed!Having assisted Dr. Tracy in teaching a graduate qualitative methods course, I look forward to using the book and accompanying teacher resource manual in my own classes in the future.

This academic text covers all current qualitative research methods including in-depth interviews, focus groups, and the latest cutting edge digital methods. The chapter on how to analyze qualitative data is complete and detailed, and that alone makes this book worth owning if you plan on doing a lot of qualitative data analysis. If you do have a lot of qualitative data analysis in front of you, and if you enjoy doing so... well, I guess it takes all kinds to make the world go round.

This is a systematic, straightforward introduction to qualitative methods, without much of the flowery, performance art language you find in many articles on the subject. Lots of good examples and practice exercises. I used the Kindle version and had no issues in a class where most people used the paper version.

Tracy does a great job of walking through the qualitative research process without bogging the reader down with jargon or unnecessary ambiguity. I used this text as one of many that included in my dissertation.

Quick delivery and perfect for school

This book helps me a lot with my qualitative class.

Absolutely wonderful read that has tangible examples for novice and experienced researchers: both as introductory guide and confirmation of quality qualitative research practice. Knowledge transfer is possible across and within social-, health-, and humanitarian sciences.

Extremely informative

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質的調査の定義は詳しく、スキル（手法）の説明も丁寧。良書だと思う。でも各項に掲載されている演習問題にぴんとこない。やってもらう側としてはどうも取り上げる気にならない。日本人向けにはもう少し説明が明快で簡素な本が合っているように思う。