In the Roiling Smoke: Qualitative Inquiry and Contested Fields

Autor/inn/en	Atkinson, Paul; Delamont, Sara
Titel	In the Roiling Smoke: Qualitative Inquiry and Contested Fields
Quelle	In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 19 (2006) 6, S.747-755 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-8398
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Qualitative Research; Ethnography; Researchers; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Qualitative Forschung; Ethnografie; Researcher; Forscher; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Two British authors reflect on the current state of qualitative research, viewed as a battlefield through roiling smoke. From a UK perspective they reflect on the perceived crisis in qualitative research in the United States. They also suggest that there are four important features that good qualitative research should rely on: problematizing "education"; avoiding ethnocentricism; appreciating the long history of qualitative research; and carrying out proper in-depth ethnographic studies that generate adequately theorized analysis. If these features appear, qualitative research will thrive. Researchers need to reaffirm the significance of qualitative research but repeated searches for novelty and a denial of past achievements will weaken our overall claim for legitimacy. In the UK and Europe qualitative research is flourishing, but there too it needs constantly to demonstrate the quality of research and its enduring impact on high-quality social research. (Author).
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