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Gaining Access: A Practical and Theoretical Guide for Qualitative Researchers
Martha S. Feldman
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Description for Gaining Access: A Practical and Theoretical Guide for Qualitative Researchers
Paperback. A textbook on gaining access to field settings for qualitative researchers in the social sciences. Prescriptive advice and a series of vignettes from actual research projects. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Gaining access is a critical part of doing research, not only because one must "get in" in order to gain information, but also because the quality of access affects what information is available to the researcher. Despite its importance, the literature on qualitative methods has not yet provided an extensive treatment of this issue. Gaining Access fills the void by offering useful, prescriptive advice on how to successfully enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. The detailed methodological guidelines presented by the authors are reinforced in a set of case studies by expert researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds on ... Read more
Gaining access is a critical part of doing research, not only because one must "get in" in order to gain information, but also because the quality of access affects what information is available to the researcher. Despite its importance, the literature on qualitative methods has not yet provided an extensive treatment of this issue. Gaining Access fills the void by offering useful, prescriptive advice on how to successfully enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. The detailed methodological guidelines presented by the authors are reinforced in a set of case studies by expert researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759102163
SKU
V9780759102163
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About Martha S. Feldman
Martha S. Feldman is associate dean of the Ford School of Public Policy and professor of political science and public policy. Jeannine Bell teaches at the Indiana University Law School. Michele Berger is a political scientist at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Gaining Access: A Practical and Theoretical Guide for Qualitative Researchers
The book provides useful ideas to experienced qualitative researchers as well as invaluable advice to novices conducting their first studies.
Sociological Abstracts, Oct. 2004
Stressing the fluid nature of gaining access, the three authors discuss the relational aspects of preparing for, entering into, working within, and exiting a research site . . . [the] contributors have political science ... Read more
Sociological Abstracts, Oct. 2004
Stressing the fluid nature of gaining access, the three authors discuss the relational aspects of preparing for, entering into, working within, and exiting a research site . . . [the] contributors have political science ... Read more