Exploratory Research in the Social Sciences (Qualitative Research Methods)

Stebbins, Robert Alan

ISBN 10: 0761923993 / ISBN 13: 9780761923992

Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploratory Research in the Social Sciences (Qualitative Research Methods)
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761923993
• ISBN 13: 9780761923992
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Guided by the precept that to understand any phenomenon well, it is necessary to start by looking at it in broad, nonspecialized terms, Robert A Stebbins takes the reader through the process of exploratory research in an easy-to-read style providing the student or researcher with a complete reference for carrying out this type of research.

About the Author

Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC, is Faculty Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He received his Ph.D. in 1964 from the University of Minnesota. Author of 30 books and monographs as well as over 150 articles and chapters in several areas of social science, his most recent works include: New Directions in the Theory and Research of Serious Leisure (Edwin Mellen, 2001), Exploratory Research in the Social Sciences (Sage, 2001), and The Organizational Basis of Leisure Participation: A Motivational Exploration (Venture Publications, 2002). Between Work and Leisure (Transaction Publishers) appeared in 2004 and Challenging Mountain Nature (Detselig), a study of three mountain hobbyist sports, will be published in fall, 2005. He is presently writing for Indiana University Press (with David Horton Smith and Michael Dover) A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms and Concepts. Stebbins was elected Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences in 1996 and, in 1999, elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.