The Art and Science of Portraiture

by Jessica Hoffmann Davis and Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Book Overview

"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book."
--American Journal of Education

A landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture--placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787910643
• ISBN13: 9780787910648
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Portraiture as a Qualitative Approach

Great insight into looking at qualitative analysis. It comes up a little short in the framework for application.

Required Book for Qualitative Research Methods

This book is great for students learning how to write up qualitative research. Great Book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The Growing Edge

This book is at the front of the line when it comes to psychological research. If you want to learn how to tell a story of the human experience, first you must read this book.

Excellent

Jessica Davis was my professor at Harvard. She is the best! Matthew Wes