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Article: The Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods.(Book review)
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- Qualitative Research Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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The Sage Dictionary of Social Research Methods
Victor Jupp (Editor)
Sage, London, 2006, ISBN 0-7619-6298-0, 335 pages, paperback
THIS dictionary provides a comprehensive coverage of concepts relevant to social research. The book deals with issues of ontology and epistemology, research paradigms and designs, data collection, ethical and other methodological considerations/ implications and the different functions of research.
The dictionary forms part of the Sage Publications series of Dictionaries, but, as the editor notes, it is more like an encyclopedia, and, I would add, more critical and reflective than a dictionary. The text draws ...