Realist Inquiry in Social Science - Hardcover

Haig, Brian D.; Evers, Colin W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144625884X ISBN 13: 9781446258842

Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2015

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Realist Inquiry in Social Science is an invaluable guide to conducting realist research. Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the first part of the book sets out the fundamentals necessary for rigorous realist research, while the second part deals with a number of its most important applications, discussing it in the context of case studies, action research and grounded theory amongst other approaches.

Grounded in philosophical methodology, this book goes beyond understanding knowledge justification only as empirical validity, but instead emphasises the importance of theoretical criteria for all good research. The authors consider both quantitative and qualitative research methods, and approach methodology from an interdisciplinary viewpoint.  Using abductive reasoning as the starting point for an insightful journey into realist inquiry, this book demonstrates that scientific realism continues to be of major relevance to the social sciences. 

 

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Brian Haig is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Canterbury, and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Bath. He is a theoretical psychologist who has published numerous articles in psychology, education, and philosophy journals on the conceptual foundations of quantitative and qualitative research methods, and the nature of psychological science more generally.

Colin Evers is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of New South Wales, having previously worked at The University of Hong Kong, Monash University, and the University of Sydney. His teaching and research interests are in educational administration, philosophy of education, and research methodology.

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With a strong focus on the theoretical, this book covers both the fundamentals and important applications of realist research and clearly illustrates why scientific realism is of such relevance to the social sciences

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• Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 144625884X
• ISBN 13: 9781446258842
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 148
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