Foundations of Social Research: Meaning and Perspective in the Research Process

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Summary: The Daddy of research texts
Review: As an undergraduate psychology student, I have used this book countless times for the framework it provides of the reserach process in its entirity.

I also appreciate it's clarity, depth and simplicity whilst tackling heavy-going subject areas. it's coverage of phenomenology is brilliant.

I reccommend working with this text to anyone undergoing any kind of research within the social sciences.

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Summary: The Daddy of research texts
Review: This is an outstanding book for people embarking on any type of research, even people using 'scientific method'. It is useful to both first time and more seasoned researchers. As a reader of the book and being relatively new to qualitative research, what stood is both the depth and clarity of thinking and the reasoning for the position held.

The book provides the most useful framework for making sense of what research can be, depending on what is being sought to come out of a piece of research. The framework does not claim to be the only schema by which to make sense of the research process, in so doing it provides for ambiguity and overlaps in thinking. The schema has multiple entry points, thus no matter what your starting point, a clear position can be established.

I have recommended the book to several first time research colleagues who have all found it to be really useful too. It is an easy read, but each re-read yields further useful understanding and leads to follow up. It is not just a must read, it is a must have!

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Summary: Navigating qualitative research
Review: This is an outstanding book for people embarking on any type of research, even people using 'scientific method'. It is useful to both first time and more seasoned researchers. As a reader of the book and being relatively new to qualitative research, what stood is both the depth and clarity of thinking and the reasoning for the position held.

The book provides the most useful framework for making sense of what research can be, depending on what is being sought to come out of a piece of research. The framework does not claim to be the only schema by which to make sense of the research process, in so doing it provides for ambiguity and overlaps in thinking. The schema has multiple entry points, thus no matter what your starting point, a clear position can be established.

I have recommended the book to several first time research colleagues who have all found it to be really useful too. It is an easy read, but each re-read yields further useful understanding and leads to follow up. It is not just a must read, it is a must have!

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Summary: Nice job explaining a tough subject
Review: This was used in a class and I found it a decent complement to the instructor's explanation. However, sometimes the style explores a topic so much that it won't commit to an actual definition.

A good introduction to various epistemologies and theoretical perspectives.