Hi,

Could you be more specific? There are millions of publications on qualitative methods, to be able to help you you need to tell us more about what you are interested in, your research question etc.

"An Introduction to Qualitative Research" by Uwe Flick

I can recommend Uwe Flick, too.

Hi Muhammad,

I would recommend this as I found it useful:

Neuman, William Lawrence. (2005) Social research methods: Quantitative and qualitative approaches. Allyn and Bacon.

Best Regards,

Mark

Hello Muhammad,

I would suggest two books,

1- Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches.

By Creswell, 2013, 3rd edition

2- Qualitative Data Analysis: An introduction. By Grbich, 2007.

Regards,

Majed

hi - Victoria Clarke and I published 'Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for beginners (SAGE, London) last year - I would (of course!) recommend that... It also has a very detailed companion website... Here's a link if you're interested http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book233059

Thankyou very much everybody for your advice. I want to enrich my understanding of qualitative methods. Hope these books will serve the purpose.

The fifth edition of 'The Research Process' (Bouma, Gary D.) is an introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods for undergraduate university students. It takes a non-statistical, non-mathematical approach.

Hi Muhammad

For a book that explains the purpose of qualitative research as well as methods, I'd recommend:

'Doing Qualitative Research' by David Silverman.

He writes very clearly.

Hope this helps

Nick

Hi, Muhammad,

I have found Research Design: Qualitative & quantitative approaches by John W. Creswell. Sage Publications, 1994 very useful for my own learning about the subject. Creswell as other publications that can interest you.

Ronald

Hi Muhammad,

Designing Qualitative Research,Fifth Edition by Catherine Marshall & Gretchen B. Rossman has given me a lot of insights. Please consider looking at it, may be useful to you as well.

Martin

Hi Muhammad,

One of the very useful books about evaluation methods in qualitative research, including many examples, is this one: Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, Michael Quinn Patton (2002)

http://www.amazon.com/Qualitative-Research-Evaluation-Methods-Michael/dp/0761919716/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394697297&sr=8-1&keywords=patton+qualitative+research+and+evaluation+methods

Regards,

Diana

if you are interested in grounded theory, Basics of qualitative Research, Strauss and Corbin, 1998, Sage, London

I would reccomend: Ian Dey - Qualitative Data Analysis: A User-friendly Guide for Social Scientist; Graham Gibbs - Analyzing Qualitative Data, and older but really essential and inspiring books : James Spradley - The Ethnographic Interview, Participan Observation. Cheers

I strongly recommend Patton's book - many clear distinctions and clarifications, very easy to read! Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, Michael Quinn Patton (2002).

Another good book on grounded theory is by Kathy Charmaz. Its a good book but there are sections that I find a little abstract or complex to comprehend.

Kathy Charmaz critiques Strauss's approach so it would be good to refer to both.

Grounded Theory, A Pratical Guide, Melanie Birks and Jane Mills, 2012, Sage, it is another very useful book about grounded theory (GTM). The Handbook of GTM, edited by Bryand and Charmaz give also a very useful overview about many topics connected with GTM.

I liked the one below very much. It is very lucidly written:

Jimmie Manning and Adrianne Kunkei (2014), Researching Interpersonal Relationships: Qualitative Methods, Studies, and Analysis, Sage Publishers.

"Qualitative Research from Start to Finish," by Robert Yin

Please refer to following book. It gives good accounts on crucial parts of Qualitative Research-

Qualitative Research Methods, by Sage Publications, Monique Hennink, ‎Inge Hutter, ‎Ajay Bailey

I am not a Qualitative researcher expert, but as a researcher from a quantitative training  I found this book as an incredible tool:

Creswell, 2013, Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches. 3rd Ed.

Ivan

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods: Integrating Theory and Practice,  latest 4th edition 2015, by Michael Quinn Patton... Easy to grasp

Hi, I suggest these:

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods 3rd Edition by Michael Quinn Patton (Author)

Norman K. Denzin, Yvonna S. Lincoln,  The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research

SAGE, Apr 27, 2011 - Mathematics - 766 pages

Hello fellow researchers!

I suggest reading the practical and technical manual and viewing the free explanatory videos for Raven's Eye.

Here is a link to the practical manual:

https://ravens-eye.net/support/practicals/

Here is link to the technical manual:

https://ravens-eye.net/support/technicals/

Good luck and best wished in all you do!

This is the best book to understand the Q. R

"An Introduction to Qualitative Research" by Uwe Flick

Check out this one:

Yin, R. (2011). Qualitative Research From Start to Finish. 2nd Edition. Guilford Press.

I find it to be a good reference on how to conduct rigorous qualitative research. The chapter are clearly written and informative.

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an introduction to qualitative research

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The best book can be Sage book on qualitative research. Otherwise the creswell book on mixed method also a great one.

The following books are recommended:

• Charmaz, K. (2006) Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Darlinbgton, Y. and Scott, D. (2002) Qualitative research in practice: Stories from the field. Australia: Allen & Unwin.
• Dey, I. (2005) Qualitative data analysis: A user-friendly guide for social scientists. New York: Routledge.
• Flick, U., von Kardorff, E. and Steinke (2004) A Companion to Qualitative Research. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Goulding, C. (2002) Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide for Management, Business and Market Researchers. California: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Patton, M. Q. (2002) Qualitative evaluation and research methods. 3rd edn. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Ritchie, J. and Lewis, J. (2003) Qualitative research practice: A guide for social science students and researchers. London: SAGE Publications.
• Silverman, D. and Marvasti, A. (2008) Doing Qualitative Research: A Comprehensive Guide. California: SAGE Publications, Inc.