An essential companion for students across the social and health sciences, this text provides a wide-ranging coverage of qualitative methods complemented by extended illustration from the array of academic disciplines in which qualitative research is found and employed.



Written in a lively and reader-friendly style, the guide covers a comprehensive range of topics, including:





- a concise definition of the method


- a description of distinctive features


- examples to convey the flavour of a technique or principle


- a critical and reflective evaluation of the method or approach under consideration


- cross references to associated concepts within the dictionary


- a list of key readings