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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954962903321

Autore

Knight Peter <1950->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London  ; ; Thousand Oaks, CA, : SAGE, 2002

ISBN

9781446236512

144623651X

9781849209908

1849209901

9781299657687

1299657680

9781446205396

1446205398

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 223 p.)

Disciplina

300.7/2

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research

Research - Methodology

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.