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Applied Conversation Analysis
Social Interaction in Institutional Settings



May 2018 | 312 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Focusing on applied conversation analysis (CA), this timely book offers practical insights and guidelines for CA scholars studying social interactions in institutional settings. Written in an accessible style and packed with case studies, examples, activities, and practical tips, the book takes readers through the entire process of planning and carrying out an applied CA research study. By highlighting challenges, debates, and important questions, each chapter provides the theoretical foundation necessary for making informed decisions at every stage of a research project. The book is divided into three sections (context and planning, doing a project using conversation analysis, and disseminating your research) to mirror the research process.

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Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
PART I. CONTEXT AND PLANNING
 
Chapter 1. Introducing Conversation Analysis
 
Chapter 2. Examining the Basic Principles of Conversation Analysis
 
Chapter 3. Planning Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 4. Engaging With the Ethics of Doing Research in Institutional Settings
 
PART II. DOING A PROJECT USING APPLIED CONVERSATION ANALYSIS
 
Chapter 5. Planning and Preparing for Data Collection in Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 6. Completing Transcription in Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 7. Analyzing Data in Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 8. Using Digital Tools to Support Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 9. Establishing Quality in Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
PART III. DISSEMINATING YOUR WORK
 
Chapter 10. Doing Applied Conversation Analysis Research in an Evidence-Based World
 
Chapter 11. Disseminating Applied Conversation Analysis Research
 
Chapter 12. Considering Empirical Examples of Applied Conversation Analysis Research and Future Directions
 
References
 
Index

Applied Conversation Analysis: Social Interaction in Institutional Settings is an accessible, informative, and thoughtful read that I imagine students of many backgrounds in CA and qualitative methods will find useful as they develop their research acumen.”

 
Kate Anderson
Arizona State University

“This is an invaluable introduction to doing an applied Conversation Analysis project. It takes novice researchers through the key principles and methods of the approach in an engaging and sense-making way.” 

Michelle Lefevre
University of Sussex

Fantastic resource for diversifying critical discourse analysis and applying insight in CA.

Dr Stephen Peters
Integrated Stds In Ed Dept, McGill University
January 3, 2021

Jessica Nina Lester

Jessica Lester is a Professor of Inquiry Methodology in the School of Education at Indiana University, Bloomington. Having been trained in cultural studies and qualitative research methodology, she takes an interdisciplinary approach to her scholarship, including both the methodological and substantive foci of her research program. In her methodological work, Lester focuses on the study of language-based methods, digital tools in qualitative research, and disability in qualitative inquiry. Her substantive research has focused on examining interactional practices in clinical and educational contexts that involve children and youth. Lester... More About Author

Michelle O'Reilly

Michelle O’Reilly (BSc [hons], MSc, MA, PhD, PGCAPHE) is an Associate Professor of Communication in Mental Health at the University of Leicester and a Research Consultant for Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. Michelle is also a Chartered Psychologist in Health. Michelle has specific interest in child and adolescent mental health and has been investigating the relationship between mental health and social media as part of that work. Michelle has made several media contributions about the research with adolescents, educationalists, and parents, as funded by the Wellcome Trust. Additional to her research interests in mental health and... More About Author

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