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Reliability and validity in qualitative research /

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Kirk and Miller define what is - and what is not - qualitative research. They suggest that the use of numbers in the process of recording and analyzing observations is less important than that the research should involve sustained interaction with the people being studied, in their own language and...

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Main Author: Kirk, Jerome
Other Authors: Miller, Marc L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. ; London : SAGE, [1986]
Series:Qualitative research methods ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Participant observation.
Ethnology > Methodology.
Ethnology > Qualitative research.
Social sciences > Methodology.
Objectivity.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Kirk and Miller define what is - and what is not - qualitative research. They suggest that the use of numbers in the process of recording and analyzing observations is less important than that the research should involve sustained interaction with the people being studied, in their own language and on their own turf.
Item Description:"A SAGE university paper."
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (87 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781412985659 (ebook) :