Introduction to Qualitative Research Methodology

[artkaye]

I am doing a postgraduate programme in Organisation Development. A unit I shall be studying during my next module is Introduction to Qualitative Research Methodology.

A Google search brought me to this Forum. I immediately registered.

Does anyone have material that may be useful for me?

Thanks.

[dryork]

Originally Posted by artkaye

I am doing a postgraduate programme in Organisation Development. A unit I shall be studying during my next module is Introduction to Qualitative Research Methodology.

A Google search brought me to this Forum. I immediately registered.

Does anyone have material that may be useful for me?

Thanks.

Hi artkaye,

I noticed this post and your post on the quantitative methods thread. Are you looking for a list of introductory texts in research methodologies or are you looking for internet resources.

If you are looking for basic research methodology books there are a number of very good texts out there. Two very good general texts are Bryman, A (2004) Social Research Methods 2nd Ed., OUP, and Robson, C (1993) Real World Research, Blackwell.

The Robson book is aimed more towards practitioner researchers and commercial research environments, whilst the Bryman is definitely aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate social science students.

If a basic overview is what you require I would certainly recommend the Bryman.

If you just want a very basic summary of social science reseach methods let me know and I will publish a summary 'crib-sheet' on my website.

Good luck and I hope that this has been of some help to you.

DrYork