Qualitative Research in Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: April 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780335211470
Subjects: Research methods: general; Social Work; Social issues; Social research & statistics; Social Science; Psychology; Sociology; Research; Research & Methodology; Social Science / Sociology / General
First sentence: The swampy lowland of practice in the human services is a place where there are rarely control groups, where operationalising key constructs in behavioural terms is highly problematic (Is happiness the frequency of smiling behaviour?), where the politics of the setting are often overwhelming and where values and ethical issues are critical and complex.