Cart 0
Qualitative Research and Theory Development
Click to zoom

Share this book

Qualitative Research and Theory Development : Mystery as Method

Book Details

Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0857023233
ISBN-13 9780857023230
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date May 12th, 2011
Print length 144 Pages
Weight 286 grams
Dimensions 14.30 x 22.20 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification: Social research & statistics
Ksh 32,400.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue 0 in stock

Delivery Location

Delivery fee: Select location

Secure
Quality
Fast
Encouraging readers to take a critical approach to empirical data, the authors provide an account that helps social science researchers to develop new and interesting theories.
Empirical data is one of the cornerstones of knowledge in the social sciences, and yet the researcher often takes it for granted, reserving his or her imaginative faculties for finding a theory that ′fits the data′. This revealing account of the theory-data relationship calls this faith in data into question and establishes a reflexive framework and vocabulary to explore the creative, political and philosophical elements of data production.

Rather than thinking about the theory-data ′fit′, Alvesson and Karreman will encourage you to consider the research process as one of theory-data interplay, asking if creative empirical material can challenge established theory and inspire new lines of development, and if breakdowns and mysteries encountered in research can be a constructive rather than destructive process.

They will encourage you to think critically about empirical data in terms of construction rather than verification, and most importantly they will encourage you to develop theory that is interesting and novel, rather than naive or irrelevant, making this title essential reading for those who often find the traditional vocabulary and frameworks of social science research obvious or simplistic.


Get Qualitative Research and Theory Development by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Sage Publications Ltd and it has pages.

Mind, Body, & Spirit

Shopping Cart

Africa largest book store

Sub Total:
Ebooks

Digital Library
Coming Soon

Our digital collection is currently being curated to ensure the best possible reading experience on Werezi. We'll be launching our Ebooks platform shortly.