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Continue reading →: Why a Toolkit for Qualitative Research?
In my new book, Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone: An Essential Toolkit, I use a toolkit approach. But what do I mean by this? The toolkit for qualitative research is a collection of expert skills, knowledge, procedures, tools, or information. The book shares this collection of ‘tools’ across nine chapters, because I…
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Continue reading →: What is in this blog?
There is a lot of information in this blog. For example: Exercises for every chapter of my book. Assessing the value of qualitative research – is valid, transparent, useful, representative? Does it give us hope? What is sample fitness? The discussion of sampling and sample size in qualitative research. What…
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Continue reading →: Qualitative Data Analysis is not (just) Thematic Analysis. It is always (also) Interpretive.
In my book, Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone: An Essential Toolkit (25 March 2025), I introduce the new term ‘Interpretive Analysis’ and I don’t (just) use thematic analysis. My main reason for not using the term ‘Thematic Analysis’ is that when taken literally that simply means analysing and looking for things. A theme can be…
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Continue reading →: Exercises for Chapter 9 Communicating
I am sharing exercises to accompany each chapter of Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone: An Essential Toolkit (Policy Press). https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/qualitative-research-methods-for-everyone Here are the exercises for Chapter 9 – the final chapter Writer’s Block. Discuss with colleagues and friends their techniques for dealing with writer’s block. It will make you feel better…
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Continue reading →: Exercises for Chapter 8 Analysing and interpreting
I am sharing exercises to accompany each chapter of Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone: An Essential Toolkit (Policy Press). https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/qualitative-research-methods-for-everyone Here are the exercises for Chapter 8 Practice. As it says in the book: The best exercises for this chapter are to practice as you go along. “As soon as you…
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I’m Karen
Welcome to my site where I will share updates about my work and insights and tips about qualitative research methods. Click on my name at the top of the page to see all my blog posts. I have over 30 years experience teaching and using qualitative methods so I have lots to share with you. Please leave comments so I know you are there.
