April 2023
Beginner
608 pages
21h 24m
English
DOI: 10.4324/9781003377986-3
Contemporary qualitative research has evolved since the early twentieth century and, over the past 100 years, qualitative researchers from a range of disciplines have adopted different philosophical perspectives to guide their work. Without philosophical underpinning, technique can become an empty process. Understanding the origins of and circumstances under which different philosophies developed can help researchers to ascertain which philosophies are most compatible with their own, which in turn can help them to make better research choices and ultimately do better research.
In this chapter, we provide a brief history of key Western philosophies ...
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