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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Valerie Malhotra Bentz; Jeremy J Shapiro |
ISBN: | 9781506319049 1506319041 |
OCLC Number: | 1124537639 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 -- Research: The New Context and a New Approach; Chapter 2 -- From Positivism to Postmodernity: The Mindful Inquirer as a Philosopher; Chapter 3 -- Mindful Inquiry as the Basis for Scholarly Practice; Chapter 4 -- Fundamentals of Mindful Inquiry; Chapter 5 -- The Scholarly Practitioner: Facing the Loss of Identity through the Onslaught of the Information Age; Chapter 6 -- Cultures of Inquiry and Research Traditions; Chapter 7 -- Phenomenological Inquiry; Chapter 8 -- Hermeneutic Inquiry and Ethnography Chapter 9 -- Quantitative and Behavioral Inquiry, Action Research, and Evaluation ResearchChapter 10 -- Comparative-Historical Inquiry and Theoretical Inquiry; Chapter 11 -- Critical Social Science and Critical Social Theory; Chapter 12 -- Conclusion and Magic Formulae; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Research Competencies; Appendix C: Key Ideas of Positivism; Appendix D: Introductory Reading List; References; Index; About the Authors |
Responsibility: | Valerie Malhotra Bentz and Jeremy J. Shapiro. |
Abstract:
This innovative introduction to research in the social and human sciences guides students and novice researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks.
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