MINDFUL INQUIRY IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

by Valerie Malhotra Bentz, Jeremy J. Shapiro

This innovative introduction to research in the social sciences guides students and new researchers through the maze of research traditions, cultures of inquiry and epistemological frameworks. It introduces the underlying logic of ten cultures of inquiry: ethnography; quantitative behavioral science; phenomenology; action research; hermeneutics; evaluation research; feminist research; critical social science; historical-comparative research; and theoretical research. It clarifies conceptual and intellectual traditions in research, and puts researchers firmly in the investigative saddle - able to choose, justify, and explain the intellectual framework and personal rationale of their research.

Genres: Research

232 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1998

Reviews

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is assigned reading for a class I'm starting next year. I thought I'd try reading it in advance, thinking it was going to be a slow, long read. I mean, it's about research...and I've never been one who ever particularly enjoyed it. So, I've either changed since I was last in college or this is a well-written book (or maybe both!). Thoroughly enjoyed it and am even more excited about digging into my doctoral research now.

[Isabelle]

Mindfulness. How can we create the conditions for it come back visiting our society?

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a text for my research course. I enjoyed it.