Mindful Inquiry in Social Research

This innovative introduction to research in the social sciences guides students and new researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks. It introduces the underlying logic of ten cultures of inquiry: ethnography; quantitative behavioral science; phenomenology; action research; hermeneutics; evaluation research; feminist research; critical social science; historical-comparative research; and theoretical research. It clarifies conceptual and intellectual traditions in research, and puts researchers firmly in the investigative saddle - able to choose, justify, and explain the intellectual framework and personal rationale of their research.

Author: Valerie Malhotra Bentz, Jeremy J. Shapiro
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: 06/24/1998
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.99h x 5.04w x 0.62d
ISBN: 9780761904090