Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development by Kerry J Daly
Providing an outline for carrying out qualitative projects from start to finish, this work combines epistemology, theory, and methodology. It is illustrated with examples from family relations and human development research.
"Daly has crafted one of the most accessible, comprehensive, and functional texts in research methods that students, scholars, and practitioners concerned with understanding family and development will immensely appreciate" -- Carla L. Fisher * Journal of Family Communication *
Kerry J. Daly (Ph.D., Sociology, McMaster University) is a full professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph. In over a decade of teaching a graduate course on qualitative methods, he has had students from his own interdisciplinary department as well as students from Psychology, Sociology, Nursing and Nutrition, thus sensitizing him to the many different values and procedures that exist across the varied audiences and disciplines that contribute to family studies. With Jane Gilgun and Gerald Handel, he co-edited the book "Qualitative Methods in Family Research" (Sage 1992), and he has authored a number of articles focusing on qualitative methodology in journals such as "Qualitative Inquiry," "The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography," "Symbolic Interaction," and "Journal of Marriage & Family." He co-authored the chapter on qualitative research methods in Leon Kuczynski′s "Handbook of Dynamics in Parent-Child Relations (Sage 2003). He was recipient of the Anselm Strauss Award for the best qualitative research article in 2001. He was a member of the Steering Committee for the Qualitative Family Research Network, then Chair for 3 years and served for a period as Editor of the Qualitative Family Research newsletter. His teaching, research, and professional background combine to offer the perfect combination for undertaking this new text.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781412914031 |
| ISBN 10 | 1412914035 |
| Title | Qualitative Methods for Family Studies and Human Development |
| Author | Kerry J Daly |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2007-04-05 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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