This book contributes to the qualitative research methods and several innovative features
that make a significant contribution to qualitative research training. Through a qualitative …

One of the key elements in qualitative data analysis is the systematic coding of text (Strauss
and Corbin 1990: 5740; Miles and Huberman 1994: 56). Codes are the building blocks for …

Courses in quantitative research methodol-ogy (eg, statistics, measurement, quantitative
research methods) and qualitative research methodology (eg, anthropology, discourse …

Qualitative methods are becoming widely used and increasingly accepted in biomedical
research involving teams formed by experts from developing and developed practice …

PURPOSE Qualitative research projects often involve the collaborative efforts of a research
team. Challenges inherent in teamwork include changes in membership and differences in …

Voices advocating radical challenges to traditional research practice and to our conceptions
of how and what sort of knowledge is generated by researchers, have grown louder over the …

Background Implementation science research, especially when using participatory and co-
design approaches, raises unique challenges for research ethics committees. Such …

Background The late 1990s and early 2000s have seen a growth in north–south health
research partnerships resulting from scientific developments such as those in genetic …

Executive Summary On May 19-20, 2005, a workshop on Interdisciplinary Standards for
Systematic Qualitative Research was held at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in …

In terms of aims and structure, this fourth edition is similar to earlier editions. Our aim
remains that of producing a text that predominantly meets the needs of our postgraduate …