The contents of the book are as follows:
PART I INTRODUCTION / 1. How to Use this Book / 2. Overview of Qualitative Research / PART II FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF RESEARCH / 3. Research Design / 4. Philosophical Perspectives / 5. Ethics / PART III QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS / 6. Action Research / 7. Case Study Research / 8. Ethnographic Research / 9. Grounded Theory PART IV DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES / 10. Interviews / 11. Participant Observation and Fieldwork / 12. Using Documents / PART V ANALYSING QUALITATIVE DATA / 13. Analysing Qualitative Data: An Overview / 14. Hermeneutics / 15. Semiotics / 16. Narrative Analysis PART VI WRITING UP AND PUBLISHING / 17. Writing Up / 18. Getting Published PART VII CONCLUSION / 19. Qualitative Research in Perspective / Glossary / References / Index