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The Science of Qualitative Research

Authors

Martin J. Packer, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Colombia
Published 2017

Description

This updated and expanded edition is a unique examination of qualitative research in the social sciences, raising and answering the question of why we do this kind of investigation. Rather than providing instructions on how to conduct qualitative research, The Science of Qualitative Research explores the multiple roots of qualitative research - including phenomenology, hermeneutics, and critical theory - in order to diagnose the current state of the field and recommend an alternative. The author argues that much qualitative research…

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Key features

  • Reviews and explains the multiple origins of qualitative research today in the social sciences, so students will learn about relevant literature across multiple fields
  • This revised edition includes a new chapter which provides a concrete example of a research project that studies constitution
  • The pedagogical features include important background summary boxes, and tables and figures used to illustrate central concepts

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