| Research Method in the Postmodern Contributor(s): Scheurich, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750706457 ISBN-13: 9780750706452 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $59.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: In recent years, the debate over the merits of the qualitative method versus the quantitative method has dominated social science. Until the postmodernist theory appeared on the scene, challenging all our preconceptions about research methods, the debate appeared to have been won by those promoting the qualitative approach. The implications of this change are show in this book, essential reading for those undertaking their own research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Research |
| Dewey: 370 |
| LCCN: 97207989 |
| Series: Educational Change and Development Series |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.04" W x 9.24" (0.70 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In recent years, research in the social sciences has been dominated by the debate on the merits of qualitative method versus quantitative methodology. Until recently, the debate appeared to have been won by those promoting the qualitative approach, but then postmodern theory appeared on the scene, challenging all our preconceptions about research method. This book goes one step further than those working at the philosophical level, showing the implications of postmodernism for practice. |
