The science of qualitative research /

"This book is a unique examination of qualitative research in the social sciences, raising and answering the question of why we do this kind of investigation. Rather than offering advice on how to conduct qualitative research, it explores the multiple roots of qualitative research including phe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Packer, Martin J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011
New York : 2011
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The objective study of subjectivity: 1. What is science?; 2. The qualitative research interview; 3. The analysis of qualitative research interviews; 4. Hermeneutics and the project for a human science; 5. Qualitative analysis reconsidered
  • Part II. Ethnographic fieldwork - the focus on constitution: 6. Calls for a new interpretive social science; 7. Dualism and constitution: the social construction of reality; 8. Constitution as ontological; 9. The crisis in ethnography; 10. Studying ontological work
  • Part III. Inquiry with an emancipatory interest: 11. Qualitative research as critical inquiry; 12. Emancipatory inquiry as rational reconstruction; 13. Social science as participant objectification; 14. Archaeology, genealogy, ethics; 15. A historical ontology of ourselves
  • Part I The objective study of subjectivity: 1. What is science?; 2. The qualitative research interview; 3. The analysis of qualitative research interviews; 4. Hermeneutics and the project for a human science; 5. Qualitative analysis reconsidered
  • Part II. Ethnographic fieldwork - the focus on constitution: 6. Calls for a new interpretive social science; 7. Dualism and constitution: the social construction of reality; 8. Constitution as ontological; 9. The crisis in ethnography; 10. Studying ontological work
  • Part III. Inquiry with an emancipatory interest: 11. Qualitative research as critical inquiry; 12. Emancipatory inquiry as rational reconstruction; 13. Social science as participant objectification; 14. Archaeology, genealogy, ethics; 15. A historical ontology of ourselves.
  • pt. I OBJECTIVE STUDY OF SUBJECTIVITY
  • 1 What is Science?
  • 2. Qualitative Research Interview
  • 3. Analysis of Qualitative Interviews
  • 4. Hermeneutics and the Project for a Human Science
  • 5. Qualitative Analysis Reconsidered
  • pt. II ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELDWORK - THE FOCUS ON CONSTITUTION
  • 6. Calls for Interpretive Social Science
  • 7. Dualism and Constitution: The Social Construction of Reality
  • 8. Constitution as Ontological
  • 9. Crisis in Ethnography
  • 10. Studying Ontological Work
  • pt. III INQUIRY WITH AN EMANCIPATORY INTEREST
  • 11. Qualitative Research as Critical Inquiry
  • 12. Emancipatory Inquiry as Rational Reconstruction
  • 13. Social Science as Participant Objectification
  • 14. Archaeology, Genealogy, Ethics
  • 15. Historical Ontology of Ourselves.
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. The Objective Study of Subjectivity: 1. Paradigms of inquiry; 2. The qualitative research interview; 3. The analysis of qualitative research interviews; 4. Hermeneutics and the project for a human science; 5. Qualitative analysis reconsidered; Part II. Ethnographic Fieldwork - the Focus on Constitution: 6. Calls for a new interpretive social science; 7. The social construction of reality; 8. Constitution as ontological; 9. The crisis in ethnography; 10. Studying ontological work; Part III. Inquiry with an Emancipatory Interest: 11. Qualitative research as critical inquiry; 12. Emancipatory inquiry as rational reconstruction; 13. Social science as participant objectification; 14. Archaeology, genealogy, ethics; 15. A historical ontology of ourselves