Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

How to use this book -- What you can (and can't) do with qualitative research -- Focusing a research project -- Starting out and project foundations -- Formulating a research question -- Ethical research -- Research design -- Using theories -- Choosing a methodology -- Writing a research proposal -- Getting support -- Making good use of your supervisor -- Getting feedback -- Collecting and analysing data -- How much data do you need? -- Collecting your data -- Developing data analysis -- Using qualitative data analysis software: an introduction -- Quality in qualitative research -- Effective qualitative research -- What counts as 'originality'? -- Audiences-- The first few pages -- The literature review chapter -- The methodology chapter -- Your concluding chapter -- Managing an oral examination -- Getting published.

Need practical advice on how to do your first qualitative research project? This book will guide you through each step of the research process: from brainstorming ideas and working with your supervisor to navigating the field to writing up your results. Driven by examples from other students' projects, the book features discussions on translating social problems into research topics, collecting data in the wake of a pandemic, and guidance from Qualitative Data Analysis Software expert Christian Schmieder to help you summarise, categorise, and review qualitative data. A new chapter on how much data you need answers the age-old question: 'how many interviews or case studies are enough?' It also includes: - Articles and websites to build your bibliography - Questions to test your knowledge - Videos from world-leading qualitative experts - Activities to dig deeper into key concepts and think critically about research - Lessons-learned discussions with other researchers - Exercises to help you choose the right path for your project. Key features: in addition to the online Silverman Workshops, the book includes top tips, end-of-chapter checklists to test your understanding, and annotated further reading so you can develop your knowledge further. --