For Introduction to Qualitative Research courses in any discipline.

This up-to-date text is the first of its kind to build upon the basic skills needed to do qualitative research. Skills, such as observing, conversing, participating, and interpreting are introduced through exercises and then developed based on the current understandings in the field. Comprehensive and user-friendly, this text incorporates hands-on learning into the overall process with ten exercises associated with the basic skills.