Covering a range of concepts and methodological techniques, this second edition provides readers with an original examination of critical ethnography.

The handy guide that helps readers better understand the process of research, from the initial asking of questions through to the analysis and interpretation of data leading to a final report - and everything in between.

A comprehensive overview of the fundamental philosophical and methodological problems characteristic of the social sciences, as well as the main approaches and schools of thought within the discipline.

A major new contribution to the field of qualitative data analysis, this book sets out the theory and practice of dialogical approaches.