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- EX-LIBRARY
- Book Title
- Transforming Qualitative Data : Description, Analysis, and Interp
- ISBN
- 9780803952805
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Transforming Qualitative Data : Description, Analysis, and Interpretation
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Research
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Weight
- 31.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 440 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0803952805
ISBN-13
9780803952805
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1123080
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Transforming Qualitative Data : Description, Analysis, and Interpretation
Subject
Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Research
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
93-044425
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
When I received Transforming Qualitative Research, I immediately perused the book and was excited and enthusiastic about Wolcott's focus on those aspects of qualitative research that are the most vexing for novices such as doctoral students, as well as experienced individuals. The chapters of the book are so well written and replete with colorful analogies and metaphors that the reader glides through the pages easily and attentively...The final chapters of his new book discussing the teaching of qualitative research and the role of the instructor are extremely valuable. In my opinion, Transforming Qualitative Data will shortly become a classic in our field., Harry F. Wolcott's new book is stunning--a penultimate statement capping a brilliant career. The text weaves between the old and the new, repositioning Wolcott's classic interpretive works, now read against the new postmodern turn in ethnography. A must work for all qualitative scholars., This book would be useful reading for researchers at various levels of sophistication and various stages in their careers. As an educator, I found the insights relevant to the teaching of qualitative research in general. As a researcher, I felt engaged by the discussions and found them relevant to research-in-process decisions. I would also recommend this book to researchers at the beginning of their careers who could benefit from reflecting on many of the questions raised., This is more than a 'how-to book.' Wolcott conceptualizes, contextualizes, and qualifies qualitative research in a way that only a humane, mature, and reflective professional could. Educators, social scientists of all persuasions, and even the 'educated lay person' can benefit from a reading of it., The book offers communication researchers some of the best recent work on qualitative inquiry in the human disciplines. . . . Published by Sage, the leading publisher of qualitative research in the social sciences today. . . . Harry F. Wolcott is a master ethnographer, and for over three decades he has charted an interpretive, postpositivist approach to the anthropology of educational practices. In this collection, which rereads a number of his classic articles, he finally breaks from this tradition and openly embraces a fully post-foundational approach to validity and textual authority. . . . This book should be on the shelf of every qualitative researcher. . . . This work brings the communication scholar up-to-date on where qualitative methods are in current sociological and educational discourse., This book would be an excellent purchase for those either contemplating a qualitative research project, or who are currently sitting on a pile of data with which they don't know what to do., Wolcott is one of the most refreshing writers in the behavioral sciences today. With his characteristic light touch and whimsical humor, he transforms Transforming Qualitative Data from a book read because you have to, to one read because you can't put it down. The volume belies the widespread academic belief that a book must be very serious to be taken seriously., Wolcott offers a...cornucopia of advice...Wolcott shares suggestions gleaned from his professional life...there is much that is useful to program evaluators and to students of program evaluation...Wolcott offers an important...supplementary reading to a course on evaluation methods.
Dewey Decimal
306/.01
Table Of Content
Something Old, Something NewDescription, Analysis, and Interpretation in Qualitative InquiryPART ONE: EMPHASIS ON DESCRIPTIONAdequate Schools and Inadequate Education The Life History of a Sneaky KidThe Elementary School Principal Notes from a Field StudyConfessions of a 'Trained ObserverPART TWO: EMPHASIS ON ANALYSISA Malay Village That Progress Chose Sungai Lui and the Institute of Cultural AffairsLifes Not Working Cultural Alternatives to Career AlternativesPART THREE: EMPHASIS ON INTERPRETATIONThe Teacher as an EnemyAfterword, 1989 A Kwakiutl Village and School 25 Years LaterThe Acquisition of Culture Notes on a Working PaperOn Seeking - and Rejecting - Validity in Qualitative ResearchPART FOUR: TEACHING AND LEARNING QUALITATIVE INQUIRYTeaching Qualitative InquiryLearning Qualitative InquirySome Power of Reasoning, Much Aided
Synopsis
After the glamour of working in the field is over, you now face the daunting challenge of transforming your field notes and interview tapes into a completed study. But where do you start? In Transforming Qualitative Data, Harry F. Wolcott guides you through the process of completing your research study. Beginning with an introductory chapter that presents his views on ethnography, he explores the transformation process by breaking it down into three related activities: description, analysis, and interpretation. To illustrate each point, he critically examines his own work, using nine of his previous studies as illustrations. Then he shows you how to learn--and to teach--qualitative research by applying the three principles outlined in the volume. Written with the usual wit and brilliance shown in Wolcotts work, Transforming Qualitative Data is a major statement on doing research by one of the master ethnographers of our time., The process of analyzing qualitative data and producing a complete study is discussed in this book. Breaking down the transformation process into description, analysis and interpretation, Harry Wolcott discusses these three related activities. To illustrate them, he critically analyzes his own work, using nine of his previous studies as examples. He concludes by examining how to learn and teach qualitative research using these principles.
LC Classification Number
GN345.W64 1994
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- c***m (431)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii , Received 07/27; Paperback book in Great Condition as Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
- e***g (59)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseExcellent prices on used books in great condition. Shipped out quickly. Product condition is accurate to rating in listing. Thanks! NOTE: For this particular book (I ordered several), it came in a soft cover rather than hard cover as the listing stated. I contacted the seller and they responded promptly. They agreed that it was a listing error and provided me with a full refund for this book (without return required) proving they are both a responsible and trustworthy seller.The Game Hardcover Ken Dryden (#277097212658)
- 0***1 (1566)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThis book arrived within the time period given and was in the 'very good' condition described. Unfortunately, only being packaged in a plastic bag to traverse the Atlantic meant that all four corners got a battering (I would be happy to pay bit more in future for a bit of cardboard support in packaging) but all in all, the price was good and overall service for books that are difficult to get over here, I am very happy with this purchase and would recommend this seller. Will buy again from them.