Qualitative Methods and Health Policy Research (Social Problems & Social Issues)

Qualitative researchers have traditionally been cautious about claiming that their work was scientific. The "right-on" schools have exaggerated this caution into an outright rejection of science as a model for their work. Science is, for them, outmoded; "an archaic form of consciousness surviving for a while yet in a degraded form" (Tyler 1986:200). Scientists' assertions that they are in pursuit of truth simply camouflage their own lust for power. There is no essential difference between truth and propaganda. The authors acknowledge that the boundary between science and propaganda has often been breached and some distrust of scientific claims may be healthy. They also question the claim that science creates disinterested and objective knowledge of an observer-independent world without concluding that science is impossible. The skeptics' reservations about qualitative research are based on the deep-rooted assumption among natural scientists, and some social scientists, that there is a world "out there," prior to, and independent of, their observations. This world can be known objectively in the sense that all observers will, if identically placed, see it in exactly the same way. If a suitable language were available, they would also all produce identical descriptions. From these observations they can work out the laws governing the world's operations.  The authors try to resolve these contrary claims by asserting that science is a procedural commitment. It consists of openness to refutation, a conscientious and systematic search for contradictory evidence, and a readiness to subject one's preconceptions to critical examination. The devotion to truth as a regulative ideal is an essential difference between science and propaganda. This work is a unique and innovative defense of scientific method.

Politics & Social Sciences

Murphy, Elizabeth

Social Sciences

Aldine Transaction

Effective Writing: Plain English at Work

Business & Money

Trans-Atlantic Pubns

Cathy grieves at the friction between her beloved husband and her adored son, and constantly strives to keep the peace. Scrimping and saving to feed and clothe her four children on her husband's meagre wages, Cathy is thankful for the support of family and friends in an era of economic hardship.

There Is a Season

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

TRAFALGAR SQUARE +

The Land Is Bright

Headline Book Publishing, Ltd.

<p>Cathy grieves at the friction between her beloved husband and her adored son, and constantly strives to keep the peace. Scrimping and saving to feed and clothe her four children on her husband's meagre wages, Cathy is thankful for the support of family and friends in an era of economic hardship.</p>

Headline Book Publishing

A Nest of Singing Birds

Contemporary

A Wise Child

Born at the turn of the century near the Liverpool docks, Nellie Williams endures the drudgery and ill treatment of her mother. She escapes into domestic service, but when her employer dies she is taken in and raped by Joshua Leadbetter, JP. Nellie quickly arranges a marriage between herself and Sam Meadows and when a son is born eight months later there is doubt about his parentage. False friends fan these flames until one night after a prolonged drinking bout Sam sails for America and jumps ship. Believing herself a widow Nellie works hard to support herself and her son. Too late she and Sam realise the depth of their love and the desperation of their plight.

A Wise Child (Magna Large Print General Series)

Genre Fiction

Magna Large Print Books

<p>Helps adults recognize individual differences, special gifts, and talents in children.</p>

The Developing Child: Using Jungian Type to Understand Children

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

UNKNO

Activity Theory is a tool that can help make sense of the complex changes taking place in higher education because of the integration of technology. Unlike other theories, it allows for a focus that includes elements in the social, cultural, and historical setting in which the technology is used. In addition, it supports consideration of the practices of individual students and educators as well as practices at the institutional level. Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education presents a compelling theory that will be useful for researchers, academics, policy makers, administrators, and instructors interested in understanding and controlling the shifts that are occurring in education due to the integration of technology.

Activity Theory Perspectives on Technology in Higher Education

Rodríguez-Manzanares, María A

Economics

Information Science Reference

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