Transforming Qualitative Data: Description, Analysis, and Interpretation

by Harry F. Wolcott

The process of analyzing qualitative data and producing a complete study is discussed in this book. Breaking down the transformation process into description, analysis and interpretation, Harry Wolcott discusses these three related activities. To illustrate them, he critically analyzes his own work, using nine of his previous studies as examples. He concludes by examining how to learn and teach qualitative research using these principles.

Genres: Anthropology

440 pages, Paperback

First published February 18, 1994

About the author

Harry F. Wolcott taught at the University of Oregon, serving on both the faculties of education and anthropology. He authored several ethnographic texts that included his experiences among the Kwakiutl Indians of British Columbia and with the African Beer Gardens of Bulawayo, Rhodesia, as well on ethnographic method and on writing itself, with a focus on qualitative research.

Reviews

[Spacek Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book helped me understand qualitative research data description, analysis, and interpretation. The book was written using basic concepts, then illustrative chapters. Wolcott was an expert in this field and was present as qualitative research became more prominent in research.