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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790946403321

Autore

Knight Peter T

Titolo

Small-scale research [[electronic resource] ] : pragmatic inquiry in social science and the caring professions / / Peter T. Knight

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2002

ISBN

1-4462-3651-X

1-84920-990-1

1-299-65768-0

1-4462-0539-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.)

Disciplina

300.72

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research

Report writing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Untitled; Table of Contents ; Preface; 1 - Starting with Writing ; 2 - Research as Claimsmaking ; 3 - Face-to-Face Inquiry Methods ; 4 - Research at a Distance ; 5 - Research Design: Bringing it All Together ; 6 - Complexity ; 7 - Doing It; 8 - Sensemaking ; 9 - Writing, Disseminating and Influencing ; 10 - Reflecting ; References ; Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Small-Scale Research' is a direct, comprehensive guide for students doing theses, dissertations, papers and projects. It works through the central methods of inquiry and demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches.