30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher

The Second Edition of 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher is a comprehensive guide that provides practical, applied information for novice qualitative researchers.

This book offers a skills-based approach to conducting thorough, rigorous, and efficient qualitative studies, with innovative chapters on thinking like a qualitative researcher and engaging with the emotional side of doing qualitative research.

The authors draw on their own research experiences to provide real-world examples throughout the book, and updates skills to follow the research process using new research from a wide variety of disciplines.

The Second Edition includes additional figures and tables to help readers visualize data collection through focus groups and interviews, as well as better organize and implement validity checks.

This revised edition also provides further examples on how to incorporate reflexivity into a study, making it an essential resource for qualitative researchers.