Research and social change : a relational constructionist approach / Sheila McNamee and Dian Marie Hosking.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McNamee, Sheila.

Contributor:

Hosking, Dian Marie, 1949-

Series:

Routledge advances in research methods ; 4.

Routledge advances in research methods ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Research.

Social sciences.

Social constructionism.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (155 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book bridges scholarly forms of inquiry and practitioners' daily activities. It introduces inquiry as a process of relational construction, offering resources to practitioners who want to reflect on how their work generates practical effects. There are hundreds of books on research, but in keeping with social scientific traditions, many emphasize method and neglect broader, overarching assumptions and interests. Further, most are written in ways that speak to those in the academic community and not to a wider audience of professionals and practitioners. The present text l

Contents:

Research and Social Change A Relational Constructionist Approach; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Images; Preface; 1 Inquiry Possibilities; 2 Meta-Theories and Discourses of Construction; 3 Our Community: Relational Constructionism; 4 Inquiry as Engaged Unfolding; 5 Transforming Inquiries: Enlarging Possible Worlds; 6 Valuing and E/valuation; 7 Quality: Reflexivity, Dialogue, and Relational Aesth-et(h)ics or So What?; Recommended Reading; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-46320-8

1-136-46321-6

0-203-12753-6

9780203127537

OCLC:

798533327