Social Research: Philosophy, Politics and Practice

This critical introduction to the principles of social and educational research draws together a key set of readings which offers a comprehensive approach to the wide range of values and practice in social research. Issues explored include: the relationship between quantitative and qualitative methods; positivism and the role of the natural sciences as a model for social research; the purposes of research - knowledge or the transformation of the social world; issues of race, gender and power in social research; the politics and ethics of data collection; and the validity and relevance of social research. Social Research is a set book for The Open University course DEH313 Principles of Social and Educational Resear

• | Author: Martyn Hammersley
• | Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2000
• | Number of Pages: 256 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0803988052
• | ISBN-13: 9780803988057