Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research by Mario Luis Small


Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research
Title : Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research
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ISBN : 0520390652
ISBN-10 : 9780520390652
Language : English
Format Type : Hardcover
Number of Pages : 230
Publication : Published August 23, 2022

Suppose you were given two qualitative one is a piece of empirically sound social science and the other, though interesting and beautifully written, is not. How would you tell the difference?  Qualitative Literacy presents criteria to assess qualitative research methods such as in-depth interviewing and participant observation. Qualitative research is indispensable to the study of inequality, poverty, education, public health, immigration, the family, and criminal justice. Each of the hundreds of ethnographic and interview studies published yearly on these issues is scientifically either sound or unsound. This guide provides social scientists, researchers, students, evaluators, policy makers, and journalists with the tools needed to identify and evaluate quality in field research.

Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research Reviews

  • Dilek Sayedahmed, Ph.D.

    An incredible book that aims to support high-quality, empirical social science research based on interviews or participant observation.

    This is a book to have right on your desk if you are a social scientist that collects data from individuals, groups, organizations, etc.

    Important book for researchers who collect and work with in-depth and/or semi-structured interview data, as well as participant observation data. For interview researchers who combine interviews with other types of data, including surveys and ethnographic observations, this is a must-read.

    I learned quite a lot about topics:
    exposure to subject(s),
    cognitive empathy,
    palpability,
    heterogeneity ,
    follow-up and
    self-awareness.

    Each chapter provides hands on tips with great to-the-point examples for you to use and go back to during your data collection.

    This resource will definitely help me be a better researcher, and should be required reading for both qualitative and quantitative researchers.

  • Regena

    Very helpful to those learning about qualitative methodologies, particularly how it leans into aspects of qualitative literacy that arae unique strengths and differentiate it from other methods. A pretty quick but clear read sharing valuable information. I learned quite a lot about topics like exposure to subject(s), cognitive empathy, palpability, heterogeneity , follow-up and self-awareness. This resource will definitely help me be a better researcher, and should be required reading for researchers.

  • Lily Keefauver

    Read for class. Goes over how to analyze qualitative research and what to look out for. The book is broken up by criteria and is extremely easy to follow. Helpful when considering one's own bias and how to show up properly in the field.