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A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research
Joseph A. Maxwell
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Description for A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research
Paperback. Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Are cultural and material phenomena equally real? How can one study the relationships between cultural constructions, social behaviour and material conditions and draw a valid conclusion from the data? In contrast to interpretive or constructivist positions, realism supports the insights of critical theory in social and educational research regarding the relationships between actors' perspectives and their actual situations, while avoiding the epistemological objectivism associated with positivism and some forms of post-positivist empiricism. This book will explain how readers can use ... Read more
Are cultural and material phenomena equally real? How can one study the relationships between cultural constructions, social behaviour and material conditions and draw a valid conclusion from the data? In contrast to interpretive or constructivist positions, realism supports the insights of critical theory in social and educational research regarding the relationships between actors' perspectives and their actual situations, while avoiding the epistemological objectivism associated with positivism and some forms of post-positivist empiricism. This book will explain how readers can use ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9780761929239
SKU
V9780761929239
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About Joseph A. Maxwell
Joseph A. Maxwell is a Professor (Emeritus) in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, where he taught courses on qualitative and mixed methods research. He is the author of Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (3rd ed.; SAGE, 2013), A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research (SAGE, 2012), and papers on qualitative and mixed methods research, ... Read more
Reviews for A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research
This is a book that should be read by qualitative researchers at any stage of their career and by those critical of the qualitative and realist approach to social science, such is the manner in which Maxwell introduces, negotiates and analyses key issues in research methodology.
Robin J Smith
Qualitative Research
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Robin J Smith
Qualitative Research
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