Foundations of qualitative research
Subtitle: interpretive and critical approaches
By: Jerry W. Willis.
Publisher: Sage Publications; SAGE Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781412927406; 9781412927413
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research
Description: This text introduces key theoretical and epistemological concepts in an accessible style together with historical and current real-world examples employed to bring these otherwise difficult concepts to life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of definitions and articles of interest; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgments; title: World views, paradigms, and the practice of social science research; title: History and context of paradigm development; title: Foundational issues: postpositivist and critical perspectives; title: History and foundations of interpretivist research; title: Frameworks for qualitative research; title: General guidelines for qualitative research; title: Methods of qualitative research; title: Approaches to data analysis and intepretation; title: 21st century social science: peering into the future; title: Index; title: About the author.