1. Qualitative Research and Its Place in Human Geography / Hilary P. M. Winchester -- 2. Power, Subjectivity and Ethics in Qualitative Research / Robyn Dowling -- 3. Qualitative Research Design and Rigour / Matt Bradshaw and Elaine Stratford -- 4. Interviewing / Kevin Dunn -- 5. Focussing on the Focus Group / Jenny Cameron -- 6. Being There: Research through Observing and Participating / Robin Kearns -- 7. Reading Texts and Writing Geography / Dean Forbes -- 8. Computers, Qualitative Data and Geographic Research / Robin Peace -- 9. Writing In, Speaking Out: Communicating Qualitative Research Findings / Lawrence Berg and Juliana Mansvelt
Summary
Provides an introductory but comprehensive account of the main forms of research practice in geography and the environmental sciences. It aims to instruct novice researchers to conduct their own research. Contributors are drawn from Australia and New Zealand and the book is designed for use at undergraduate and postgraduate level