The Constructivist Credo

Author: Yvonna S Lincoln
Publisher: Left Coast Press
ISBN: 159874691X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
The Constructivist Credo is a set of foundational principles for those wishing to conduct social science research within the constructivist paradigm. They were distilled by Yvonna Lincoln and Egon Guba from their many writings on this topic and are provided in the form of 150 propositional statements. After Guba’s death in 2008, the Credo was completed by Lincoln and is presented here. In addition to the key principles of constructivist thought, the volume also contains an introduction to constructivism, an intellectual biography and complete bibliography of Guba’s work, and a case study using constructivism, showing how the paradigm can be applied to a research study.

The Constructivist Credo

Author: Yvonna S Lincoln
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315418800
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
Outlines the basic principles and practices of constructivism for use in social sciences, the final work of leading constructivist theorist Egon Guba and his partner Yvonna Lincoln.

Constructivism and the Metaphysics of Qualitative Research

Author: John Paley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040152325
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
This book challenges the widespread assumption that a necessary preliminary to qualitative research is the formulation of ontological and epistemological beliefs. It argues that the metaphysical claims which supposedly underpin different approaches to social research do not make sense. Literally. Sentences such as ‘There is a single objective reality’ and ‘There are multiple constructed realities’ fail to make information-providing statements. They do not refer or describe. Despite appearances, they say nothing about reality (or realities) at a fundamental level, so they cannot be used to justify, ground, or align with, methodological decisions. The ‘necessary preliminary’ turns out not to be necessary at all; and we can dispense with, not just ‘paradigms’, but metaphysical underpinnings in general, whether structured as paradigms or not. Drawing on Wittgenstein’s later philosophy, Carnap’s metametaphysics, and contemporary linguistics, the book suggests that the metaphysical claims of qualitative texts can be reinterpreted as performative. Ontological and epistemological beliefs are resolutions and proposals, recommendations for the use of language. They form part of a creed by means of which researchers enact the joining of an academic community. Written in Paley’s trademark clear, accessible and conversational style, the book points to a revolution in our understanding of the relation between metaphysics and social research. It will be essential reading for anyone interested in qualitative research and its philosophical foundations.

Theories of Nationalism

Author: Umut Ozkirimli
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1137411163
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
This widely-used and highly-acclaimed text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the main theoretical perspectives on nationalism. The 3rd edition has been revised and updated throughout and includes a new chapter on the practical outworking of theory in the contemporary politics of nationalism.

Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods

Author: Michael Quinn Patton
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1483314812
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1689

Book Description
Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qualitative research and evaluation methods, inquiry frameworks, and analysis options available today. Now offering more balance between applied research and evaluation, this Fourth Edition illuminates all aspects of qualitative inquiry through new examples, stories, and cartoons; more than a hundred new summarizing and synthesizing exhibits; and a wide range of new highlight sections/sidebars that elaborate on important and emergent issues. For the first time, full case studies are included to illustrate extended research and evaluation examples. In addition, each chapter features an extended "rumination," written in a voice and style more emphatic and engaging than traditional textbook style, about a core issue of persistent debate and controversy.

The Menorah Journal

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description

Researching Medical Education

Author: Jennifer Cleland
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 111883920X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Researching Medical Education is an authoritative guide to excellence in educational research in the health professions. Presented by the Association for the Study of Medical Education and the Association for Medical Education in Europe, Researching Medical Education includes contributions from a team of international clinicians and non-clinical researchers in health education, representing a range of disciplines and backgrounds. This accessible reference provides readers with the basic building blocks of research, introduces a range of theories and how to use them, illustrates a diversity of methods and their use, and gives guidance on practical researcher development. By linking theory and design and methods across the health profession education research spectrum, this book supports the improvement of quality, capacity building and knowledge generation. Researching Medical Education is the ideal resource for anyone researching health education, from undergraduate, through postgraduate training, to continuing professional development.

Great Film Directors

Author: Leo Braudy
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 816

Book Description

Modernism

Author: Richard Weston
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
A comprehensive survey tracing the course of the Modernist movement.

Constructivist Instruction

Author: Sigmund Tobias
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135847932
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 389

Book Description
Bringing together leading thinkers from both sides of the hotly debated controversy about constructivist approaches to instruction, this book presents the evidence for and against constructivism and detailed views from both sides of the controversy. A distinctive feature is the dialogue built into it between the different positions.