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There is no longer any question that qualitative inquiry is fundamental to the enterprise of social science research, with a broad reach and a history all its own. This book seeks to introduce–to reintroduce–readers to selections that provide a solid intellectual grounding in the area of qualitative research. Thoughtfully and painstakingly culled from over a thousand candidate articles by co-editors. Michael Huberman and the late Matthew B. Miles (co-authors of the seminal Qualitative Data Analysis), The Qualitative Researcher's Companion examines the theoretical underpinnings, methodological perspectives, and empirical approaches that are crucial to the understanding and practice of qualitative inquiry. Incisive, provocative, and drawn from across the many disciplines that employ qualitative inquiry, The Qualitative Researcher's Companion is a key addition to the bookshelf of anyone involved in the research act.
Empirical Phenomenological Analyses of Being Criminally Victimized
Empirical Phenomenological Analyses of Being Criminally Victimized
Within the social sciences, “research” has meant quantitative study—a search for order as revealed through the amount of change in one factor when another is altered (e.g., “self-esteem varies with positive reinforcement”). Social scientists have applied this method to social phenomena partly because it “was there,” already successfully developed by the physical sciences, and partly because it seemed more efficient and objective than the descriptions provided by social philosophers.
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