Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings. In many social science disciplines, however, scholars working in an interpretive-qualitative tradition get little guidance on this aspect of research from the positivist-centered training they receive. This book is an authoritative examination of the concepts and processes underlying the design of an interpretive research project. Such an approach to design starts with the recognition that researchers are inevitably embedded in the intersubjective social processes of the worlds they study. In focusing on researchers' theoretical, ontological, epistemological, and methods choices in designing research projects, Schwartz-Shea and Yanow set the stage for other volumes in the Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods. They also engage some very practical issues, such as ethics reviews and the structure of research proposals. This concise guide explores where research questions come from, criteria for evaluating research designs, how interpretive researchers engage with world-making, context, systematicity and flexibility, reflexivity and positionality, and such contemporary issues as data archiving and the researcher's body in the field.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415878081
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111533689
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Research
Author
Dvora Yanow, Peregrine Schwartz-Shea
Publication Name
Interpretive Research Design: concepts and Processes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Classical Studies
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
272g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peregrine Schwartz-Shea, Dvora Yanow
Series Title
Routledge Series on Interpretive Methods
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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