2015Journal of Education and Educational DevelopmentOpen access

Qualitative Research in Education: Interaction and Practice

Mahwish Basit Hussain

Open full text 7 citations

Abstract

The classic book, Qualitative Research in Education: Interaction and Practice (2003) published by Sage is one of the pioneering publications in the area of educational research, written by Professor Peter Freebody. The author has written a comprehensive book on the principles of qualitative approaches in educational research to get a holistic understanding of the phenomena of the research areas for practicing researchers in all fields, whose work, whether basic or applied, involves the struggle with actual qualitative data analysis issues. The researchers may include student researchers, faculty, especially novice or managers who are working with qualitative data and wish to apply research findings and rely on qualitative data information as a routine part of their work. The book as a result, guides the researchers at all levels pertaining to their views of the world, how to define research problems and interview questions, and introduce useful research frameworks.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

The classic book, Qualitative Research in Education: Interaction and Practice (2003) published by Sage is one of the pioneering publications in the area of educational research, written by Professor Peter Freebody. The author has written a comprehensive book on the principles of qualitative approaches in educational research to get a holistic understanding of the phenomena of the research areas for practicing researchers in all fields, whose work, whether basic or applied, involves the struggle with actual qualitative data analysis issues. The researchers may include student researchers, faculty, especially novice or managers who are working with qualitative data and wish to apply research findings and rely on qualitative data information as a routine part of their work. The book as a result, guides the researchers at all levels pertaining to their views of the world, how to define research problems and interview questions, and introduce useful research frameworks.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 7 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

The classic book, Qualitative Research in Education: Interaction and Practice (2003) published by Sage is one of the pioneering publications in the area of educational research, written by Professor Peter Freebody. The author has written a comprehensive book on the principles of qualitative approaches in educational research to get a holistic understanding of the phenomena of the research areas for practicing researchers in all fields, whose work, whether basic or applied, involves the struggle with actual qualitative data analysis issues. The researchers may include student researchers, faculty, especially novice or managers who are working with qualitative data and wish to apply research findings and rely on qualitative data information as a routine part of their work. The book as a result, guides the researchers at all levels pertaining to their views of the world, how to define research problems and interview questions, and introduce useful research frameworks.

Key concepts: Qualitative research, Sociology, Psychology, Pedagogy, Medical education, Medicine, Social science

Related papers

Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Qualitative Research in Education: Interaction and Practice — Research Paper | ScholarLens