Overview
- Focuses on the practical issues encountered by qualitative researchers rather than methodological discussions
- Discusses key difficulties and remedies at various stages of qualitative research in the social sciences
- Shares young scholars’ successful experiences, but also their reflections on failed attempts
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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About this book
This book shares young scholars’ (current PhD students and those who completed their PhD between 2010 and 2015) experiences with conducting qualitative social research. Intended as a guide for newcomers to the field, it focuses on the practical issues encountered by qualitative researchers rather than methodological discussions. Accordingly, it addresses a range of representative issues in the qualitative research process – namely research design, data access, data collection, and data analysis – and covers a variety of social sciences topics.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Kwok Kuen Tsang is an Associate Professor at the College of Educational Administration, Beijing Normal University, China. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2014.
Dian Liu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway. She received her PhD in Sociology of Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2014.
Yanbi Hong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Southeast University, China. He received his PhD in Sociology of Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2013.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Challenges and Opportunities in Qualitative Research
Book Subtitle: Sharing Young Scholars’ Experiences
Editors: Kwok Kuen Tsang, Dian Liu, Yanbi Hong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5811-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5810-4Published: 16 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-5811-1Published: 04 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 160
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Research Methodology, Sociology of Education, International and Comparative Education
Industry Sectors: Engineering