This authoritative collection provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to team-based qualitative research. The authors are social scientists and health researchers with extensive experience in this rapidly expanding field. Qualitative research has become increasingly interdisciplinary and team oriented. The transition away from the lone-researcher approach to collaborative and inter-institutional research creates new challenges for designing and implementing qualitative research. The authors use examples from both American and international studies to show how working in teams affects research design, project management, data analysis, and the presentation of research findings. The book offers numerous approaches and methods for making team research more efficient and enhancing the quality of research findings throughout all stages of the research process. Topics covered include: project design and preparation; logistics; research ethics; political dimensions of collaborative research; data collection; transcription and data management; codebook development; data reduction and analysis; monitoring and quality control; and dissemination of results.

This authoritative collection provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to team-based qualitative research. The authors are social scientists and health researchers with extensive experience in this rapidly expanding field. Qualitative research has become increasingly interdisciplinary and team oriented. The transition away from the lone-researcher approach to collaborative and inter-institutional research creates new challenges for designing and implementing qualitative research. The authors use examples from both American and international studies to show how working in teams affects research design, project management, data analysis, and the presentation of research findings. The book offers numerous approaches and methods for making team research more efficient and enhancing the quality of research findings throughout all stages of the research process. Topics covered include: project design and preparation; logistics; research ethics; political dimensions of collaborative research; data collection; transcription and data management; codebook development; data reduction and analysis; monitoring and quality control; and dissemination of results.

Fad diets. Pricey equipment. Gym memberships. The health and fitness industry is full of these, yet we continue to lose more and more people to obesity. This book strips away the usual trappings of what you need to have or buy or do to get healthy and instead starts with the basics -- how you need to think. Obviously good diet and exercise are necessary for improved health and fitness, but a solid mental and emotional foundation is paramount. Drawing on 25 years of experiences as a competitor, coach and entrepreneur in the health and fitness arena, Michaelson Williams introduces his I'm Core Fit philosophy to challenge you to change your thinking to change your life. This book guides you in building a solid foundation of motivation and self-accountability, and then offers practical tips on how to apply and sustain these principles to help you train yourself into better mind, body, and spirit.