| Description |
vi, 182 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
'Breaking in' -- 1. Social research as social action -- 2. Elephants and apples: from social perception to false consciousness -- 3. Collective memory-work: the self as a re/source for re/search / Michael Schratz and Barbara Schratz-Hadwich -- 4. Being there: using pictures to see the invisible / Michael Schratz and Janine Wiedel -- 5. Reading to write: finding songlines in the research literature / Michael Schratz and Barbara Kamler -- 6. Theory is not just theoretical -- 7. Emotional work in doing research: looking at/with a blind spot in academic relationships -- 8. In place of work: beyond the recognition of prior learning -- 9. Windows to look through/windows to break, open or close |
| Summary |
The book's main concerns are qualitative research, research in action (rather than in abstraction) and case study methods. Rob Walker and Michael Schratz give examples of research that are concerned with the nature of personal memories and discuss what is worth doing in reviewing research literature. Other topics covered include the social nature of perception, the uses that research can make of drawings and photographs, the emotional relationships implicit in research and research in the context of the contemporary workplace |
| Analysis |
Social sciences Research |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-179) and index |
| Subject |
Qualitative research.
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Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Walker, Rob, 1943-
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| LC no. |
94048383 |
| ISBN |
0415118689 |
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0415118697 (paperback) |
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