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A qualitative stance : in memory of Steiner Kvale, 1938-2008 / edited by Klaus Nielsen ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social sciences--Research.
- Social sciences.
- Social sciences--Methodology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Aarhus ; Oakwille, CT : Aarhus Universitetsforlag, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book articulates a qualitative stance, drawing inspiration from the Danish psychologist Steinar Kvale's work. The qualitative stance involves a point of departure where the social world is described before theorized, understood before explained, and seen as concrete qualities rather than abstract quantities. It focuses on the cultural, everyday, and situated aspects of human thinking, learning, knowing, acting, and ways of understanding ourselves as persons, while at the same time striving to be scientific. International authorities on qualitative inquiry, education, psychology, and philo
- Contents:
- Front Matter; Contents; Introducing the Qualitative Stance; Understanding Learning; Critiquing Theory; Challenging Qualitative Research; References; List of authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9788779347670
- 8779347673
- OCLC:
- 723943723
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