A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Qualitative Research Contributor(s): Silverman, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1446252175 ISBN-13: 9781446252178 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $107.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Research - Social Science | Methodology |
Dewey: 001.43 |
LCCN: 2012931571 |
Series: Very Short, Fairly Interesting & Cheap Books |
Physical Information: 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Second Edition of Qualitative Research provides a refreshing introduction to doing and debating qualitative research. The author uses updated content, ranging from photographs to novels and newspaper stories, to demonstrate how getting to grips with qualitative methods means asking ourselves fundamental questions about how we are influenced by contemporary culture. Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the 'Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap' series takes a core area of the curriculum and turns it on its head by providing a critical and sophisticated overview of the key issues and debates in an informal, conversational and often humorous way. Suitable for Undergraduate students who are new to qualitative research and even Postgraduates and Practitioners who want re-assess their current understanding of the field. Need another VSFI book? Browse the series here |
Contributor Bio(s): Silverman, David: - David Silverman is Visiting Professor in the Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Emeritus Professor in the Sociology Department, Goldsmiths' College and Adjunct Professor in the School of Education, Queensland University of Technology. He has lived in London for most of his life, where he attended Christ's College Finchley and did a BSc (Economics) at the London School of Economics in the 1960s. Afterwards, he went to the USA for graduate work, obtaining an MA in the Sociology Department, University of California, Los Angeles. He returned to LSE to write a PhD on organization theory. This was published as The Theory of Organizations in 1970. |