Chapter 1: Why and How to Do Qualitative Research

Flick, U. (2005). Qualitative research in sociology in Germany and the US – State of the art, differences and developments

This open access article further develops the comparison of research styles in the US and Germany.

Flick, U. (2005). Qualitative research in sociology in Germany and the US – State of the art, differences and developments [47 paragraphs]. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschunq/Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 6(3), Art, 23. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0503230

Flick, U. (2015). Qualitative inquiry—2.0 at 20?: Developments, trends, and challenges for the politics of research

In this article, a more recent balance of developments of the state and future of qualitative research is presented, also covering aspects such as the globalization and focusing on the societal relevance of qualitative research.

Flick, U. (2015). Qualitative inquiry—2.0 at 20?: Developments, trends, and challenges for the politics of research. Qualitative Inquiry, 21(7): 599–608.

Hunt, M. R., Mehta, A., & Chan, L. S. (2009). Learning to think qualitatively: Experiences of graduate students conducting qualitative health research

In this article, the authors unfold their experiences as graduate students using qualitative approaches to conduct research in the field of health.

Hunt, M. R., Mehta, A., & Chan, L. S. (2009). Learning to think qualitatively: Experiences of graduate students conducting qualitative health research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8(2), 129–135. https://doi.org/10.1177/160940690900800204