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Time and Change: A Review of the Qualitative Longitudinal Research Literature for Social Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

Anne Corden  and
Jane Millar
Anne Corden
Affiliation:
Senior Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York E-mail: [email protected]
Jane Millar
Affiliation:
Professor of Social Policy, Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy, University of Bath, Bath E-mail: [email protected]
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The four earlier articles in this themed section are based on presentations at a workshop convened to explore challenges in using qualitative longitudinal methods for policy-related research, with particular focus on data analysis and interpretation. Together, they provide useful pointers to the scope of qualitative longitudinal approaches, and extensive discussion of management and analysis of the particular and complex data produced. Readers who are interested in pursuing themselves a qualitative longitudinal approach to policy-related social research will want also to look to a wider literature to enhance their understanding of issues to be taken into consideration, and to explore the range of methods and options. The aim of this review article is to provide some ideas about the kind of literature likely to prove helpful. The bibliographic references for this review article are supplemented by the guide to sources which completes this themed section.

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Qualitative Longitudinal Research for Social Policy
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 583 - 592
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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