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Cole, Ardra L., Ed.; Knowles, J. Gary, Ed. – 2001
The reflexive turn in qualitative research has transformed the process of doing life history research. No longer are research subjects examined through the lens of the all-knowing but supposedly invisible researcher. According to this book, an introduction to conducting life history research, the process is now one of mutuality, empathy,…
Descriptors: Biographies, Higher Education, Life Events, Qualitative Research
Sacks, Risa – 2001
This book presents interviews with 12 of the best primary researchers in the business. These research professionals reveal their strategies for integrating online and offline resources, identifying experts, and getting past gatekeepers to obtain information that exists only in someone's head. Topics include how searchers use a combination of…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Services, Internet, Interviews
Coleman, Marianne, Ed.; Briggs, Ann R. J., Ed. – 2002
This guide was written for graduate students and is intended to provide a grounding in research methods, particularly research in education, and to be a useful ongoing reference source. Each chapter was written by a professor, senior lecturer, or research specialist from a university in England. Part A, "The Concept of Research,"…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
