NQualitative analysis for planning & policy : beyond the numbers / John Gaber.

By:

Gaber, John [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: NY : Routledge, c2020.Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780367258481
9780367258504

Other title:

Qualitative analysis for planning and policy

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.121 GAB

LOC classification:

HT165.5 .G33 2020

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Field Research Chapter 3. Photographic Research Chapter 4. Focus Group Research Chapter 5. Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis Chapter 6. Getting the Big Picture Chapter 7. Applying Qualitative Techniques in Citizen Participation

Summary: "The revised and updated second edition of Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy is a roadmap to help planners access qualitative data and integrate it into their planning investigations. Planning and policy decisions are not based solely on numbers, and this book equips planners with a how-to guide to see what has been missing "between the lines" of quantitative data and make good decisions using the best possible information. Each chapter offers step-by-step instruction on how to set up and enact diverse types of qualitative research, and case studies demonstrate how qualitative research techniques can be combined with quantitative methods to tackle complex real-world projects. For over a decade Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy has been an indispensable resource for students and researchers, experienced and novice planners. The revised second edition offers myriad tools to help twenty-first-century planners make intelligent decisions, including new qualitative research techniques, technological innovations, and contemporary case studies"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	307.121 GAB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47373

"First edition published by Planners Press Publishing 2007"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Field Research

Chapter 3. Photographic Research

Chapter 4. Focus Group Research

Chapter 5. Content Analysis and Meta-Analysis

Chapter 6. Getting the Big Picture

Chapter 7. Applying Qualitative Techniques in Citizen Participation

"The revised and updated second edition of Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy is a roadmap to help planners access qualitative data and integrate it into their planning investigations. Planning and policy decisions are not based solely on numbers, and this book equips planners with a how-to guide to see what has been missing "between the lines" of quantitative data and make good decisions using the best possible information. Each chapter offers step-by-step instruction on how to set up and enact diverse types of qualitative research, and case studies demonstrate how qualitative research techniques can be combined with quantitative methods to tackle complex real-world projects. For over a decade Qualitative Analysis for Planning & Policy has been an indispensable resource for students and researchers, experienced and novice planners. The revised second edition offers myriad tools to help twenty-first-century planners make intelligent decisions, including new qualitative research techniques, technological innovations, and contemporary case studies"--

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