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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 2011 SAGE Publications and the British Sociological Association
- eISSN
- 1360-7804
- DOI
- 10.1177/136078041101600402
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Abstract
Janesick, Valerie J. Sage Publications, London 9781412980456 (pb) Order this book? Departing from textbooks written in a traditional way, this book offers advice with a detailed list of do's and don'ts to help initiate the novice researcher and develop essential skills with a set of exercises. Janesick takes a brave, bold yet innovative approach to introduce Qualitative Research to students in easy language but with a rich use of imagination to bring comparisons from the world of arts and performance for inculcating persistence, preparation and passion. Her overall approach is to teach students how to observe and reflect better in a manner that overtime will help develop a set of essential habits as researchers, by taking necessary preparations and undergoing specific practical work as "stretching exercises". Spread over six chapters containing 29 exercises besides a 71-page section consisting of 13 appendices, the book helps in making sense of qualitative data through developing analytical habits that include creating categories and themes as well as models. She emphasizes that researchers need to fine-tune their skills to observe, interview, narrate and articulate. Janesick takes an out-of-the-box training approach aimed at those who find research an act of drudgery. The book aims to
Journal
Sociological Research Online – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 2011