This book presents a comprehensive and student-friendly overview of the field of qualitative research and is intended for students of all levels, faculty, and researchers across the social sciences. It provides strong focus on methods instruction with coverage of theoretical approaches, analysis, writing, evaluation, and the politics of research.

Preface ; Patricia Leavy ; 1. Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research ; Patricia Leavy ; Part One: The Qualitative Tradition ; 2. Historical Overview of Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences ; Svend Brinkmann, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, and Soren Kristiansen ; 3. The History of Historical-Comparative Methods in Sociology ; Charles Demetriou and Victor Roudometof ; 4. The Centrality of Ethics in Qualitative Research ; Anna Traianou ; Part Two: Approached to Qualitative Research ; 5. Philosophical Approaches to Qualitative Research ; RenA(c)eSpencer, Julia M. Pryce and Jill Walsh ; 6. Applied Interpretive Approaches ; Sally E. Thorne ; 7. The Grounded Theory Method ; Antony Bryant ; 8. Feminist Qualitatie Research: Toward Transformation of Science and Society ; 9. Critical Approaches to Qualitative Research ; Kum-Kum Bhavani, Peter Chua, and Dana Collins ; 10. Decolonizing Researcg Practice: Indigenous Methodologies, Aboriginal Methods and Knowledge/Knowing ; Mike Evans, Adrian Miller, Peter Hutchinson, and Carlene Dingwall ; Part Three: Narrative Inquiry, Field Research and Interview Methods ; 11. Practice Narrative Inquiry ; Arthur P. Bolchner and Nicholas A. Riggs ; 12. Ethnography ; Anthony Kwame Harrison ; 13. The Purposes and Practices, and Principles of Autoethnographic Research ; Carolyn Ellis and Tony E. Adams ; 14. Unstructured and Semi-Structured Interviewing ; Svend Brinkmann ; 15. Oral History Interviewing: Issues and Possibilities ; Valerie J. Janesick ; 16. Focus Group Research: Retrospect and Prospect ; George Kamberelis and Greg Dimitriadis ; 17. Museum Studies ; Erica L. Tucker ; Part Four: Text, Arts-Based, and Internet Methods ; 18. Conent Analysis ; Linday Prior ; 19. Photography as a Research Method ; Gunilla Holm ; 20. Arts-Based Research Practice: Merging Social Research and the Creative Arts ; Gioia Chilton and Patricia Leavy ; 21. Qualitative Approaches in Internet-mediated Research: Opportunities, Issues, Possibilities ; Claire Hewson ; Part Five: Multi-Method, Mixed Method, and Participatory Designs ; 22. Case Study Research: In-Depth Understanding in Context ; Helen Simons ; 23. Program Evaluation ; Paul R. Brandon and Anna L. Ah Sam ; 24. Community-Based Research: Understanding the Principles, Practices, Challenges and Rationale ; Margaret R Boyd ; 25. Lineages: A Past, Present and Future of Participatory Action Research ; Sarah M Zeller-Berkman ; 26. Qualitative Disaster Research ; Brenda D. Phillips ; 27. Conducting Mixed Methods Research Using Dialectical Pluralism and Social Psychological Strategies ; R. Burke Johnson, Tony Onwuegbuzie, Susan Tucker, and Marjorie L. Icenogle ; Part Six: Analysis, Interpretation, Representation and Evaluation ; 28. Coding and Analysis Strategies ; Johnny Saldana ; 29. Computer Assisted Analysis of Qualitative Research ; Christina Silver and Ann F. Lewins ; 30. Interpretation Strategies: Appropriate Concepts ; Allen Trent and Jeasik Cho ; 31. Writing up Qualitative Research ; Jane F. Gilgun ; 32. Evaluating Qualitative Research ; Jeasik Cho and Allen Trent ; Part Seven: Conclusion: Politics and the Public ; 33. The Politics of Research ; Michael D. Giardina and Joshua I. Newman ; 34. A Brief Statement on The Public and the Future of Qualitative Research ; Patricia Leavy

"The book is a wonderful collection of chapters that together cover most of the innovative approaches, methodologies and analyses in the paradigm of qualitative research. Both novice and senior researchers in social sciences and education can benefit a lot from this diversity and improve their research design considerably. Likewise, students in courses of research methods can enrich their skills and competencies in data collection and analysis of all kinds." -- The Qualitative Report "Patricia Leavy has pulled together an impressive collection of essays from many of the leading scholars in qualitative inquiry. Including pieces that reflect more traditional as well as the most cutting edge work in qualitative research, this book will be a joy to use in the classroom and a necessary resource for any researcher working with qualitative methods." --Ronald J. Pelias, Professor Emeritus, Southern Illinois University "A book of quality and utility. Indeed everything you need to know about Qualitative Research but were too afraid to ask." --Carl Bagley PhD FRSA, Professor of Educational Sociology and Head of the School of Education, Durham University, United Kingdom "The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research comes at just the right moment in the qualitative endeavor. At the threshold of the 21st Century, when existing disciplines are exploring new frontiers and transdisciplinarity stretches the limits of inquiry and understanding, Patricia Leavy's Handbook strengthens our grasp of philosophical and practical foundations. At the same time, we discover in this volume an enthusiastic advancement of innovative strategies and tools toward creating new and useful knowledge for the complex challenges that researchers face. Leavy's handbook is already the preferred bookmark for my own research and will become a required text for my students for years to come." --Candace Jesse Stout, Professor of Art Education at The Ohio State University

Selling point: Offers a retrospective and prospective review of the field of qualtiative research Selling point: Provides ample methods instruction with a focus on traditional methods, as well as new methods such as arts-based research and internet research Selling point: Provides coverage of the ethics, analysis, writing, and evaluation of qualitative research Selling point: Covers the politics of research, transdisciplinarity, and public scholarship

Patricia Leavy, PhD, is a leading researcher, acclaimed author, and public speaker.She has published a dozen non-fiction books including the best-seller Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice, Essentials of Transdisciplinary Research: Using Problem-Centered Methodologies, Fiction as Research Practice and Oral History: Understanding Qualitative Research as well as two academic novels, American Circumstance and Low-Fat Love. She is the editor for four book series, is frequently called on by the media, has appeared on national television and radio, and is a blogger for The Huffington Post. The New England Sociological Association named Leavy the 2010 New England Sociologist of the Year and she has been nominated for a lifetime achievement award by the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry and a Special Achievement award by the American Creativity Association. In 2018, she received the Distinguished Service Outside The Profession Award given by the National Art Education Association.

Selling point: Offers a retrospective and prospective review of the field of qualtiative research Selling point: Provides ample methods instruction with a focus on traditional methods, as well as new methods such as arts-based research and internet research Selling point: Provides coverage of the ethics, analysis, writing, and evaluation of qualitative research Selling point: Covers the politics of research, transdisciplinarity, and public scholarship