The landscape of qualitative research  

 - 3rd ed. 
 - Los Angeles  Sage Publications  2008 
 - x, 620 p. 
<br/><br/> "This book attempts to put the field of qualitative research in context. Part I provides background on the field, starting with history, then action research and the academy, and the politics and ethics of qualitative research. Part II isolates what we regard as the major historical and contemporary paradigms now structuring and influencing qualitative research in the human disciplines. The chapters move from competing paradigms (positivist, post positivist, constructivist, critical theory) to specific interpretive perspectives, feminisms, racialized discourses, cultural studies, sexualities, and queer theory. Part III considers the future of qualitative research. This edition covers:  ""  Contains a new Reader's Guide prepared by the editors that helps students and researchers navigate through the chapters, locating the different methodologies, methods, techniques, issues, and theories relevant to their work. ""  Presents an abbreviated Glossary of terms that offer students and researchers a ready resource to help decode the language of qualitative research. ""  Offers recommended Readings that provide readers with additional sources on specific topic areas linked to their research." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412957588 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social sciences - Research<br/>Qualitative research<br/>Qualitative reasoning
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>300.72