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Social research : paradigms in action / Norman Blaikie, Jan Priest.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Polity Press, 2016.Description: 1 volume ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745671857
  • 0745671853
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.72 BLA
Contents:
Introduction -- Fundamental choices in social research -- Road maps for research -- Principles of neo-positive research -- Two illustrations of the neo-positive research paradigm in action -- Principles of interpretive research -- Two illustrations of the interpretive research paradigm in action -- Principles of critical realist research -- Two illustrations of the critical realist research paradigm in action -- Multiple paradigm research -- And another thing -- Appendix: review questions.
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Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 300.72 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100630152

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This unique book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation for it - and to do so requires research with �eyes philosophically wide open�.

Important philosophical and practice elements of three widely recognized paradigms - Neo-Positive, Interpretive and Critical Realist - are carefully elaborated and their use in action illustrated with detailed examples. The authors show that the philosophical assumptions of a chosen paradigm must match those embedded in a characterization of a research problem and its context. This paradigm orientation is shown to be fundamental to appropriately framing a problem, formulating research questions, deciding on a logic of inquiry and selecting and using methods to investigate it.

Ultimately, an appropriate paradigm orientation to social research provides a dispassionate, rigorous and effective basis for the production of new social scientific knowledge. Following on from Blaikie�s Approaches to Social Enquiry and Designing Social Research , this innovative book will be invaluable to upper-level and research students, their lecturers and supervisors, and researchers across the social sciences.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Fundamental choices in social research -- Road maps for research -- Principles of neo-positive research -- Two illustrations of the neo-positive research paradigm in action -- Principles of interpretive research -- Two illustrations of the interpretive research paradigm in action -- Principles of critical realist research -- Two illustrations of the critical realist research paradigm in action -- Multiple paradigm research -- And another thing -- Appendix: review questions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Detailed Contents (p. vii)
  • List of Figures and Tables (p. xiii)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xv)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 Fundamental Choices in Social Research (p. 6)
  • 2 Road Maps for Research (p. 23)
  • 3 Principles of Neo-Positive Research (p. 53)
  • 4 The Neo-Positive Research Paradigm in Action (p. 72)
  • 5 Principles of Interpretive Research (p. 99)
  • 6 The Interpretive Research Paradigm in Action (p. 127)
  • 7 Principles of Critical Realist Research (p. 168)
  • 8 The Critical Realist Research Paradigm in Action (p. 195)
  • 9 Multiple Paradigm Research (p. 220)
  • 10 And Another Thing ... (p. 229)
  • Appendix: Review Questions (p. 244)
  • Notes (p. 251)
  • References (p. 257)
  • Index (p. 269)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Norman Blaikie is a former Professor of Sociology at RMIT University Melbourne, and the University of Science, Malaysia
Jan Priest is a former Adjunct Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, and Director (performance research and consulting) at InfoServ Pty Ltd in Melbourne

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