Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative ResearchSAGE Publications, 2009 M09 15 - 350 pages Reflexive Methodology established itself as a groundbreaking success, providing researchers with an invaluable guide to a central problem in research methodology – how to put field research and interpretations in perspective, paying attention to the interpretive, political, and rhetorical nature of empirical research. Now thoroughly updated, the Second Edition includes a new chapter on positivism, social constructionism, and critical realism, and offers new conclusions on the applications of methodology. It provides further illustrations and updates that build on the acclaimed and successful First Edition. |
Contents
THE INTELLECTUALIZATION OF METHOD | 1 |
THREE REFERENCE POINTS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE | 15 |
EMPIRICIST TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES | 53 |
INTERPRETATION AND INSIGHT | 91 |
THE POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL DIMENSION | 144 |
DESTABILIZING SUBJECT AND TEXT | 179 |
DISCOURSE ANALYSIS FEMINISM AND GENEALOGY | 227 |
THE PLAY OF INTERPRETIVE LEVELS | 263 |
STRATEGIES CRITERIA VARIETIES | 283 |
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Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research Mats Alvesson,Kaj Sköldberg Limited preview - 2009 |
Reflexive Methodology: New Vistas for Qualitative Research Mats Alvesson,Kaj Sköldberg Limited preview - 2009 |
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