Jennifer Mason and Angela Dale′s book seeks to set out cutting-edge
developments in the field of social research and to encourage students
and researchers to consider ways of learning from different approaches
and perspectives in such a way as to make their own research richer,
more insightful and more rewarding. Social Researching brings together
a wide variety of research methods - both qualitative and quantitative
- to help students and researchers to consider the relative benefits
of adopting different approaches for their own research work. The
authors clearly identify the most appropriate methods for different
research questions and also highlight areas where it might be fruitful
to compliment different methods with each other or exploit creative
tensions between them. The book is therefore a highly practical guide
which also seeks to draw readers outside their methodological comfort
zones. This book includes: - Critical coverage of issues in research
design; - Expert experience in many methodological fields; - An
overview of the many different ways to approach similar research
problems; - Coverage of the tensions between different methodological
approaches; - Examples of excellence in research design and practice;
- An examination of how to turn methodological tensions into richer
research practice. The methods covered include highly innovative,
′cutting-edge′ approaches and they are demonstrated in terms of
their transferability between the different social sciences. This
inter-disciplinary approach is complimented by a wide range of
strategically chosen examples which demonstrate the authors′
pragmatic and creative take on research design.
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ISBN
9781446246566
Publisert
2015
Utgave
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Vendor
Sage Publications Ltd (UK)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok