Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists

by Anselm L. Strauss

Book Overview

The teaching of qualitative analysis in the social sciences is rarely undertaken in a structured way. This handbook is designed to remedy that and to present students and researchers with a systematic method for interpreting qualitative data', whether derived from interviews, field notes, or documentary materials. The special emphasis of the book is on how to develop theory through qualitative analysis. The reader is provided with the tools for doing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521338069
• ISBN13: 9780521338066
• Release Date: June 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

No complaints

Classic text is a little outdated, but provides a very sound baseline to work off of. J

A GT Workshop under $50

This book by Anshelm Strauss is the text and presentation of a workshop on Grounded Theory. (Anshelm Strauss is half of the team that invented this qualitative research methodology in the 1960's.) What is beneficial about this book is that it takes you through the critical thinking involved in content analysis and the development of core phoenomenon. It is not an easy read-- but nothing about Grounded Theory is. What this book provided is a clearly written, strong resource that students can reference repeatedly to get their qualitative research conceptualized to the depth and breath needed to present and complete their research.