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Understanding Social Research: Perspectives on Methodology and Practice

Understanding Social Research: Perspectives on Methodology and Practice

Usher, Robin
McKenzie, George
Powell, Jane

Hardcover

Series: Social Research and Educational Studies Series, Book 16

General EducationGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0750707216
ISBN13: 9780750707213
Publisher: Falmer Pr
Published: May 21 1997
Pages: 236
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In 1991 the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) published Postgraduate Taining Guidelines. Throughout the document emphasis is placed on the need for universities to make postgraduate research students aware of the methodological issues that affect their work.; This text explores the relationship between knowledge, methodology and research practice across the broad spectrum of the social sciences in langage that is accessible to researchers at all levels of their research careers. It follows the themes that there is no single practice or correct methodology, and that the diversity and variety in terms of methodology and disciplinary focus are a sign of the sophistication and complexity of the proceses of social research. The text examines socio-cultural contexts of social research and relates them to contemporary shifts in focus such as feminism, critical theory and postmodernism. The importance of selecting the research methodology most appropriate to the subject discipline concerned is emphasized.

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