A realist approach for qualitative research

Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maxwell, Joseph Alex , 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications , c2012
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260 |a Thousand Oaks, California :   |b Sage Publications ,   |c c2012 
300 |a xiii, 222 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-203) and index 
505 0 |a 1. What is realism, and why should qualitative researchers care? -- 2. Meaning and culture are real -- 3. Causation is real -- 4. Diversity is real -- 5. The realities of research design -- 6. Research relationships and data collection -- 7. Real and virtual relationships in qualitative data analysis (with Barbara Miller) -- 8. Understanding, validity, and evidence -- 9. Explaining Plains Indian Social Organization -- 10. Meaning and diversity in Inuit kinship and culture 
520 |a Instructs readers on how to use realism to conceptualize and conduct their qualitative study to get results with greater validity 
650 0 |a Qualitative research 
650 0 |a Research   |x Methodology 
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