UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL RESEARCH THINKING CREATIVELY ABOUT METHOD

JENNIFER MASON AND ANGELA DALE'S BOOK SEEKS TO SET OUT CUTTING-EDGE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL RESEARCH AND TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS TO CONSIDER WAYS OF LEARNING FROM DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND PERSPECTIVES IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAKE THEIR OWN RESEARCH RICHER, MORE INSIGHTFUL AND MORE REWARDING. "SOCIAL RESEARCHING" BRINGS TOGETHER A WIDE VARIETY OF RESEARCH METHODS - BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE - TO HELP STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS TO CONSIDER THE RELATIVE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR THEIR OWN RESEARCH WORK. THE AUTHORS CLEARLY IDENTIFY THE MOST APPROPRIATE METHODS FOR DIFFERENT RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT AREAS WHERE IT MIGHT BE FRUITFUL TO COMPLIMENT DIFFERENT METHODS WITH EACH OTHER OR EXPLOIT CREATIVE TENSIONS BETWEEN THEM. THE BOOK IS THEREFORE A HIGHLY PRACTICAL GUIDE WHICH ALSO SEEKS TO DRAW READERS OUTSIDE THEIR METHODOLOGICAL COMFORT ZONES. THIS BOOK INCLUDES CRITICAL COVERAGE OF ISSUES IN RESEARCH DESIGN; EXPERT EXPERIENCE IN