Foundations of Qualitative Research by Jerry W Willis

Foundations of Qualitative Research by Jerry W Willis

Introduces key theoretical and epistemological concepts, including real-world examples employed to bring these otherwise difficult concepts to life.

"Willis catches the student up on relevant aspects of philosophy, empiricism, history, and prevailing political influencesThis building of chronology is so valuable for students in understanding the origins of specific schools of thought in relations to a paradigm."

—Heather T. Zeng, NACADA -- Heather T. Zeng * National ACademic ADvising Association *

Jerry W. Willis (PhD, University of Alabama, Clinical Psychology) is Associate Dean for Research  in the College of Education at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining LSU, he was Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Chief Scientist in the Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching at Iowa State University. Dr. Willis has been teaching qualitative research for many years, and has written numerous articles and book chapters on qualitative methods. He has written more than 50 books, conference proceedings and software tutorials, the majority of these works related to teacher education, technology, and higher education. He is also the Editor for the International Journal of Innovation in Higher Education, the Founding Editor of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, and the Founder of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, which will host its 17th annual conference this year.

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ISBN 13	9781412927413
ISBN 10	1412927412
Title	Foundations of Qualitative Research
Author	Jerry W Willis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2007-03-27
Number of pages	392
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