This groundbreaking book explores the implications of postmodernist ideas within the research context. The text relates debates in postmodernism directly to current thinking and practice in both qualitative and quantitative research. The engaging book is split into two parts:

Part One offers a critical discussion of recent philosophical debates and emerging trends within the field of postmodernism, while Part Two breaks down the research process into its constituent parts and reflects on the changing aspects of postmodern thought and their implications for the researcher.

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This groundbreaking book explores the implications of postmodernist ideas within the research context. The text relates debates in postmodernism directly to current thinking and practice in both qualitative and quantitative research. The engaging book is split into two parts:

Part One offers a critical discussion of recent philosophical debates and emerging trends within the field of postmodernism, while Part Two breaks down the research process into its constituent parts and reflects on the changing aspects of postmodern thought and their implications for the researcher.

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Offers a practical introduction to the main theories and methods of qualitative research for the health sciences. The book covers the range of methods, including ethnography, phenomenology, grounded theory, biography, action research, historical research, discourse analysis and more.

Packed with detailed examples, this authoritative guide addresses current issues in the analysis of qualitative data by covering specific approaches, including classical, auto- and cyberethnography as well as ethnodrama, grounded theory, and classical, existential and hermeneutic phenomenology.