Download or read book README FIRST for a User's Guide to Qualitative Methods written by Lyn Richards and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of this README FIRST for a User's Guide to Qualitative Methods offers those new to qualitative inquiry a clear and practical handbook to doing qualitative research, the fit of questions to methods, and the tasks of getting started. In their direct and friendly style, Lyn Richards and Janice Morse help researchers reflect on why they are working qualitatively, choose an appropriate method, and confidently approach research design, data making, coding, analyzing and finally writing up their results.