Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1. Towards Understanding Research.- 2. The Qualitative (R)Evolution?.- 3. The Autobiographical Context.- 4. The Historical Context.- 5. The Political Context.- 6. The Postmodern Context.- 7. The Philosophical Context.- 8. The Art and Practice of Research in the Postmodern Era.- Appendices.- Index.
This may be a set of volumes for which the field has been
waiting. Gathered in one two-volume set are the voices and
words of many of the giants in the field of qualitative research
and/or critical perspectives…. If there is such a text anywhere
else—with commentary, summary, author autobiographies, interviewee
bibliographies, and accompanying video clips, I am unaware of it….
Equally useful, for students, researchers and teachers alike, are
the editor/authors’ “five contexts” for grasping this complex and
dynamic history…. These five contexts represent a major
contribution to ways of thinking about research methods and their
more overarching paradigms. We are incredibly fortunate to be
the recipients of this work, simply because it provides us with a
fresh set of intellectual and mental constructs with which we can
teach and do
research.
Yvonna S. Lincoln While this unique and timely overview
of the key foundational thinkers is sufficient reason for any
qualitative researcher, new or experienced, to read this book, the
questions and activities at the end of each chapter make it an
indispensible text forinstructors who teach qualitative research
methods courses to use with their students…. The art of making the
complex accessible takes great skill, and this book has the
potential to truly engage and challenge graduate students without
confusing them by overusing jargon…. Graduate instructors who take
seriously the task of mentoring the next generation of qualitative
researchers will definitely want to use this book to provoke their
students into thinking multidimensionally about the research that
they read and conduct…. The video clips will speak to millennial
generation students in a way that typical qualitative research
methods textbooks could never hope to do. I think that this
will be a very popular textbook in many universities.Jim
Greenlaw The project was an ambitious undertaking to
complete. The sheer energy that has gone into capturing, on
video-tape, the top international researchers is commendable.
The ability to harness “The Five Contexts” from the works and
reflections of these scholars as a “conceptual framework for
conducting, understanding and interpreting qualitative research in
a variety of disciplines in this postmodern era” is both timely and
original.... I think this would be an excellent research text for
graduate students in the Social Sciences and Humanities. I
expect most scholars would like to have copy due to the archival
nature of the material.... I wish I had this book and access to
these research scholars when I was doing post graduate work....
Shawn Northfield The smooth development of this book
leads you on a journey through the history and reality of
qualitative research. The video-clips add a dimension of
hospitality, in that I feel as though I have sat down with each
researcher to enjoy a cup of coffee as I learn from their
experiences. As a graduate student, I am grateful for the
discussions and discoveries that were sparked by these
writings. Cooper and White have created a volume of important
foundations and precious insights for the beginning researcher.
Lynnette Babin Rankin
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