An Introduction to Qualitative Research

The fourth edition of Uwe Flick's Introduction to Qualitative Research remains the most comprehensive and thorough text in qualitative research. It is student-and user-friendly, thoroughly up-to-date in terms of the latest developments in the field, eminently practical. It is the single most important introductory book on qualitative inquiry in the social sciences today.

Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

This new edition of Uwe Flick's bestselling textbook, An Introduction to Qualitative Research, has been fully revised, expanded and updated.

In this classic text, Uwe Flick provides students with a step-by-step guide through the research process, covering all of the main theoretical approaches to qualitative research, and providing unmatched coverage of all the different qualitative methods and approaches now available to researchers.

New features have been added to the new edition including:

• A revised structure to better meet the needs of teaching qualitative research

• A new chapter on Grounded Theory plus updated coverage on the full range of other qualitative methods

• A summary section discussing the state-of-the-art in qualitative research

• A glossary

• Updated cases studies, exercises and guided questions

The fourth edition of this bestselling text is more accessible and navigable for readers and will continue to ensure that An Introduction to Qualitative Research remains an essential introductory text for all students of qualitative research.