Qualitative research in nursing and healthcare / Immy Holloway, Stephanie Wheeler.

Author/creator Holloway, Immy
Other author Wheeler, Stephanie.
Other author Holloway, Immy
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Descriptionxii, 351 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The nature and utility of qualitative research -- The paradigm debate : the place of qualitative research -- Initial steps in the research process -- Ethical considerations -- The issue of supervision -- Interviewing -- Participant observation and documents as sources of data -- Focus groups as qualitative research -- Sampling and site selection -- Ethnography -- Grounded theory -- Narrative inquiry -- Phenomenology -- Action research -- Additional approaches -- Mixed methods : combining qualitative and quantitative research -- Data analysis, procedures, practices, and computers -- Establishing quality : trustworthiness or validity -- Writing up qualitative research.
General noteRev. ed. of: Qualitative research in nursing / Immy Holloway, Stephanie Wheeler. 2nd ed. 2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009019840
ISBN9781405161220 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1405161221 (pbk. : alk. paper)