In recent times there has been a growth in the popularity, use and acceptance of qualitative
methods in health, education, social sciences and other areas. This has been reflected in …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on www. bloomsburycollections. com. There has been an increasing …

In terms of aims and structure, this fourth edition is similar to earlier editions. Our aim
remains that of producing a text that predominantly meets the needs of our postgraduate …

Fieldwork in Educational Settings is widely recognised as part of the essential reading for
the researcher in education. It instructs those new to qualitative educational research how to …

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has emerged as a significant psychiatric issue among youth.
In addition to its high prevalence rates, NSSI is associated with a number of psychiatric …

Traditionally, risk assessments in research have been limited to examining the risks to the
research participants. Although doing so is appropriate and important, there is growing …

Undertaking qualitative research on sensitive topics often raises a variety of ethical
problems. Based on empirical research, this book documents experiences throughout the …

This article examines the ethics of using ethnographic methods in contemporary conflict
zones. Ethnographic research is an embodied research practice of immersion within a field …

This book provides a practical, pedagogical perspective on conducting qualitative interviews
with children and young people. From designing and choosing the type of interview through …

Aim To discuss the methodological and epistemological challenges experienced when
conducting a longitudinal interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of patients' …