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Philosophies of qualitative research / Svend Brinkmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brinkmann, Svend, author.
- Series:
- Understanding qualitative research.
- Understanding qualitative research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qualitative research.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- 'Philosophies of Qualitative Research' helps readers understand, present, and critique the different roles of philosophical paradigms in qualitative research. Author Svend Brinkmann shows how to reflect upon, report, and evaluate the ways in which philosophical positions inform qualitative research as it is currently practiced.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction: philosophy and qualitative research
- The historical background : philosophy from the Greeks to the 20th century
- British philosophies of qualitative research : positivism and realism
- German philosophies of qualitative research : phenomenology and hermeneutics
- American philosophies of qualitative research : the pragmatisms
- French philosophies of qualitative research : structuralism and poststructuralism
- Global influences on qualitative research : new philosophies
- Discussion
- References.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 18, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-024726-6
- 0-19-085329-8
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