Jamie Harding - Qualitative Data Analysis

This book is dedicated to my son Christopher, a police officer, and my daughter Kelly, a nurse. Their ability to make good decisions at a much quicker speed than is needed for qualitative data analysis helps to keep the public safe and healthy.

Jamie Hardingreceived his PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has been employed at Northumbria University since 1995, first as a lecturer in Housing Studies and more recently as a senior lecturer in Research Methods in the Department of Social Sciences. Before moving into higher education he worked for a number of social housing organisations.
Jamies main area of interest is qualitative and quantitative research methods, which he teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level. Working with colleagues, he has developed a programme for staff of local authorities and voluntary organisations which develops the research skills that are needed in the workplace. He also lectures on criminal justice an area where he has edited a textbook and homelessness, a subject on which he has written several journal articles. Higher education is another topic on which he has published; his publications report on quantitative and qualitative data analysed by a range of methods.
Jamie is married with two adult children and two grandchildren. He enjoys running marathons and ultramarathons, watching Northern League football and walking Lucy, his gorgeous but constantly hungry Labrador.