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Mindful inquiry in social research

Guides students and researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks of social sciences. This title introduces the underlying logic of cultures of inquiry: ethnography; quantitative behavioral science; phenomenology; action research; hermeneutics; evaluation research; and theoretical research.
Print Book, English, 1998
SAGE, London, 1998
336 p. ; 23 cm
9780761904083, 9780761904090, 0761904085, 0761904093
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Research The New Context and a New ApproachFrom Positivism to Postmodernity The Mindful Inquirer as a PhilosopherMindful Inquiry as the Basis for Scholarly PracticeFundamentals of Mindful InquiryThe Scholarly Practitioner Facing the Loss of Identity through the Onslaught of the Information AgeThe Cultures of Inquiry and Research TraditionsPhenomenological InquiryHermeneutic Inquiry and EthnographyQuantitative and Behavioral Science, Action Research and Evaluation ResearchComparative-Historical Inquiry and Theoretical InquiryCritical Social Science and Critical Social TheoryConclusion and Magic Formulae