The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521705554)

The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. This book covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing, rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods and proving an essential resource for instructors and students of sociology.

Author: Paul S. Gray, John B. Williamson, David A. Karp
ISBN-10: 052170555X
ISBN-13: 9780521705554
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/13/2007
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.10w x 0.90d