The Nature of Social and Educational Inquiry: Empiricism Versus Interpretation

by John K. Smith

Book Overview

In a clear, concise fashion, this book describes the underlying issues involved in the current discussion over different approaches (empiricist vs. interpretive, quantitative vs. qualitative, scientific vs. naturalist) to social and educational inquiry. The author shows why the issues are currently of interest, briefly describes the standard empiricist perspective on inquiry, and examines the historical origins of the issues. Additionally, there is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0893915149
• ISBN13: 9780893915148
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"