Qualitative Research and Theory Development: Mystery as Method
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Published: May 25, 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780857023230
Description: Empirical data is one of the cornerstones of knowledge in the social sciences, and yet the researcher often takes it for granted, reserving his or her imaginative faculties for finding a theory that 'fits the data'. This revealing account of the theory-data relationship calls this faith in data into question and establishes a reflexive framework and vocabulary to explore the creative, political and philosophical elements of data production.