Qualitative Literacy: A Guide to Evaluating Ethnographic and Interview Research

by Mario Luis Small

Suppose you were given two qualitative one is a piece of empirically sound social science and the other, though interesting and beautifully written, is not. How would you tell the difference?  Qualitative Literacy presents criteria to assess qualitative research methods such as in-depth interviewing and participant observation. Qualitative research is indispensable to the study of inequality, poverty, education, public health, immigration, the family, and criminal justice. Each of the hundreds of ethnographic and interview studies published yearly on these issues is scientifically either sound or unsound. This guide provides social scientists, researchers, students, evaluators, policy makers, and journalists with the tools needed to identify and evaluate quality in field research.

Genres: Nonfiction, Academic

230 pages, Paperback

Published August 23, 2022

Reviews

[KK · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clearly and concisely written, this short book is an excellent resource on evaluating qualitative work. Highly recommend.