Qualitative research and theory development : mystery as method /
Empirical data is one of the cornerstones of knowledge in the social sciences, and yet the researcher often takes it for granted, reserving his or her imaginative faculties for finding a theory that 'fits the data'. This revealing account of the theory-data relationship calls this faith in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
SAGE,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Empirical data is one of the cornerstones of knowledge in the social sciences, and yet the researcher often takes it for granted, reserving his or her imaginative faculties for finding a theory that 'fits the data'. This revealing account of the theory-data relationship calls this faith in data into question and establishes a reflexive framework and vocabulary to explore the creative, political and philosophical elements of data production. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (132 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781446287859 (ebook) : |