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Challenges and Opportunities in Qualitative Research

Sharing Young Scholars’ Experiences

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Editors:
  1. Kwok Kuen Tsang

    1. Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

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  2. Dian Liu

    1. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

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  3. Yanbi Hong

    1. School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

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  • Focuses on the practical issues encountered by qualitative researchers rather than methodological discussions
  • Discusses key difficulties and remedies at various stages of qualitative research in the social sciences
  • Shares young scholars’ successful experiences, but also their reflections on failed attempts

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction: Qualitative Research Methods in Empirical Social Sciences Studies—Young Scholars’ Perspectives and Experiences

    • Kwok Kuen Tsang, Dian Liu, Yanbi Hong
    Pages 1-5

  3. Starting Literature Review in Qualitative Research: An Illustration Using the Mirror Effect

    • Wing Yee Ho
    Pages 7-18

  4. A Han Researcher in a Muslim Village: How to Enter the Field and Participants’ Heart

    • Yanbi Hong
    Pages 19-32

  5. Fieldwork in the Workplace: An Experience Entering in the Japanese Advertising Industry

    • Ching-fang Chang
    Pages 33-45

  6. Participant Selection and Access in Case Study Research

    • Zhongyan Wan
    Pages 47-61

  7. Discrepancy Reduction: Conducting Focus Group with Senior Citizens in Hong Kong

    • Yuen Hang Ng
    Pages 63-80

  8. Problems and Coping Strategies in Conducting Comparative Research in School Bullying Between China and Norway

    • Dian Liu
    Pages 81-94

  9. From Theories to Practicalities: Doing Cross-Cultural Research Fieldwork in Early Childhood Education & Care (ECEC)

    • Yuwei Xu
    Pages 95-109

  10. Conducting Collaborative Action Research: Challenges and Coping Strategies

    • Lian-Jiang Jiang
    Pages 111-123

  11. Coding with Storyline Approach: Recommendations to Cope with Challenges of Qualitative Data Analysis

    • Kwok Kuen Tsang
    Pages 125-138

  12. A Researcher, a Container, or Both? A Stance of a Researcher in a Qualitative Research with Bereaved Children

    • Vivian Ting Chuk Lai
    Pages 139-152

  13. Conclusion: Research Dilemma and Feasible Strategies

    • Yanbi Hong, Kwok Kuen Tsang, Dian Liu
    Pages 153-160
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About this book

This book shares young scholars’ (current PhD students and those who completed their PhD between 2010 and 2015) experiences with conducting qualitative social research. Intended as a guide for newcomers to the field, it focuses on the practical issues encountered by qualitative researchers rather than methodological discussions. Accordingly, it addresses a range of representative issues in the qualitative research process – namely research design, data access, data collection, and data analysis – and covers a variety of social sciences topics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Kwok Kuen Tsang

  • Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

    Dian Liu

  • School of Humanities, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

    Yanbi Hong

About the editors

Kwok Kuen Tsang is an Associate Professor at the College of Educational Administration, Beijing Normal University, China. He received his PhD from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2014.

Dian Liu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Media and Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Norway. She received her PhD in Sociology of Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2014.

Yanbi Hong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Southeast University, China. He received his PhD in Sociology of Education from the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong in 2013.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Challenges and Opportunities in Qualitative Research

  • Book Subtitle: Sharing Young Scholars’ Experiences

  • Editors: Kwok Kuen Tsang, Dian Liu, Yanbi Hong

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5811-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5810-4Published: 16 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-5811-1Published: 04 January 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 160

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Research Methodology, Sociology of Education, International and Comparative Education

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