Gender and Qualitative Methods outlines the practical and philosophical issues of gender in qualitative research. Taking a social constructionist approach to gender, the authors emphasize that the task of the researcher is to investigate how gender//s is//are defined, negotiated and performed by people themselves within specific situations and locations. Each chapter begins with an introduction to a specific method and//or research subject and then goes on to discuss gender as an analytical category in relation to it. Areas covered include: field work; life story; membership categorisation analysis; and analysis of gender in sound and vision. Written in a clear and accessible way, each chapter contains practical exercises that will teach the student methods to observe and analyze the effects of gender in various texts and contexts. The book is also packed with examples taken from women and men's studies as well as from feminist and other gender studies.

The rise of mixed methods approaches to development-oriented research has brought new attention to qualitative research methods. This paper describes the use of qualitative approaches to illuminate gender relations in agricultural development research and project implementation. For gender research, qualitative methods can be particularly helpful in illuminating how men and women view their lives. Drawing on literature about social science methods and linking it to recent examples of qualitative methods employed in research and development projects, the paper argues for greater precision in key concepts of gender research, starting with sex and gender. From the many possible qualitative methods used in development work, the paper focuses on several common observational (both direct and participatory) and interview techniques, the latter including key informant and group interviews and focus group discussions. Researchers use various techniques to gather different types of information, for example, mapping techniques to understand men’s and women’s different types of knowledge about their environment and eliciting in-depth information on a single topic with key informants. In a brief discussion of the analysis of qualitative data, the paper notes that informant responses are not “the truth” but need to be assessed against other sources of data. Finally, there is a short discussion of how qualitative data have been used in comparative work. The paper concludes that the results of good qualitative research on gender relations can help identify the locally specific pathways needed to achieve gender-transformative development approaches.

This timely Handbook of Research Methods on Gender and Management exemplifies the multiplicity of gender and management research and provides effective guidance for putting methods into practice.

This book gathers together an original collection of papers on gender and qualitative research. The contributors draw on a variety of research methods and research settings to demonstrate the value of a qualitative approach for studying gender related issues. Individual chapters include discussions on participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, focus groups and the analysis of documentary sources. The volume as a whole reflects the wide range of gender focused work which is ongoing in Cardiff – covering issues such as occupational cultures, violence, genetics and risk, the life cycle and time. This book was originally published as part of the Cardiff Papers in Qualitative Research series edited by Paul Atkinson, Sara Delamont and Amanda Coffey. The series publishes original sociological research that reflects the tradition of qualitative and ethnographic inquiry developed at Cardiff. The series includes monographs reporting on empirical research, edited collections focussing on particular themes, and texts discussing methodological developments and issues.

This is an important and timely text that provides a unique overview of contemporary quantitative approaches to gender research. The contributors are internationally recognised researchers from the UK, USA and Sweden who occupy a range of disciplinary locations, including historical demography, sociology and policy studies. Their research includes explorations of heterosexual and same sex violence, media responses to feminist research, data sources for the study of equalities, approaches for analysing global and local demographic change and intersectional concerns in respect of work and employment. Through detailed, sophisticated and thoughtful considerations of the place of quantification within gender studies, and the place of feminist approaches to quantification, each contributor overturns the stereotype that quantitative research is antithetical to feminism by demonstrating its importance for challenging continuing global inequalities associated with gendered outcomes. An introductory chapter illustrates the significance of geography and discipline in the take-up of methodological preferences. Feminism Counts: Quantitative Methods and Researching Gender makes an important contribution to the ways in which feminists respond to contemporary methodological and interdisciplinary challenges, and is essential reading for all research students in gender studies. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Social Research Methodology.

Contents: Joanna Ostrouch/Edmée Ollagnier: Introduction: claiming space - making waves - Edmée Ollagnier: Gender, learning, recognition - Agnieszka Zembrzuska: Gender aspects of career counselling in Poland: a Foucauldian perspective - Elżbieta Wołodźko: Reflectivity and emancipation in feminist action research - Linden West: Gendered space: men, families and learning - Joanna Ostrouch: Researching with gender sensitiveness: two cases - Monika Grochalska: Qualitative methods in social mobility research - Tuula Heiskanen: Approaching gender issues with action research: collaboration and creation of learning spaces - Ingrid de Saint-Georges: «She will never be a mason»: interacting about gender and negotiating a woman's place in adult training and education - Agnieszka Bron: Biographical methodology in gender studies and adult learning - Edyta Łyszkowska: Polish women's mimetic behaviour under TV influence - Borislav Tchalovski: School context and stereotypes reproduction: the role of the teacher - Sheila Gaynard: Choices and transitions in lifelong learning and life course development: one woman's story - Anna Vidali: Women and knowledge: a study of teachers in early childhood education.

Are there differences in the levels of access given to male and female researchers in the field setting? Does gender influence or limit researchers in the types of questions that they are allowed to investigate? Warren, a well-known field researcher, addresses these issues using examples from anthropological, sociological and organizational research. In essence, the author shows that ethnography, as the polished product of field research, cannot be understood without explicitly taking into account the ways the gender of the researcher influences both fieldwork relations and the production of the final report. Using a wide range of examples, Gender Issues in Field Research successfully discloses gender differences that continue to affect researchers. It will serve as an excellent text for field research, anthropology, or women's studies courses. "[Gender Issues in Field Research] would be especially useful in a research methods course and for any researcher who has an investment in conducting nonsexist analyses. . . . [It] brings a different perspective to the continuing development of research methodology from a feminist perspective." --Feminist Collections "Brings a review of gender issues that will be profitable for the beginning field worker as well as those more advanced scholars now keenly attuned to the problematics of reflexivity in this method....It is perhaps her section on gender and knowledge that Warren's contribution moves to the leading edge of current concerns about reflexivity and ethnography. This volume had an excellent bibliography of recent literature, which she has cited and which provides an avenue into this new era and arena of ethnography/fieldwork for those who wish to explore." --Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

This pragmatic, applied textbook showcases the potential and impact of qualitative research in business and management. Using case studies and a global approach it provides you with an overview of the philosophies, methodologies and methods you will need to research in this field. Demystifying the whole process, it walks you through every aspect of conducting and using research in business, including generating questions, collecting useful data, evaluating the research and disseminating your findings. It also: Explores the challenges of working with qualitative data Introduces qualitative methods including interviews, focus groups & ethnography New to the 2nd edition: The role of digital tools and social media, and how you can use them for data collection 3 new chapters on qualitative content analysis, visual research and publishing research. Praise for the 1st edition: `Comprehensive, current and compelling, a winning combination for any research student or practitioner interested in increasing his/her knowledge about qualitative methods as they apply to business research′ - The Qualitative Report