This book is a practical guide to conducting and analysing qualitative research. It explores some of the more commonly used types of qualitative research methods, the management of qualitative research, and the different areas of application. Author from School of Public Health at Latrobe University, Australia.

Background to qualitative research -- Methodological frameworks and sampling in qualitative research -- Rigour and ethics in qualitative research -- Types of qualitative research methods -- In-depth interviewing method -- Focus groups -- Unobtrusive methods -- Narrative enquiry methodology: life and oral history, life story, and biographical research -- Memory-work -- Ethnography -- Participatory action research -- Qualitative case study research -- Grounded theory research -- Managing qualitative research -- Making sense of qualitative data: the analysis process -- Writing a qualitative research proposal -- Writing a qualitative research report -- Applications of qualitative research -- Researching the vulnerable -- Conducting cross-cultural research qualitatively -- Going online: doing qualitative research in cyberspace -- Qualitative research: new directions.