1st Edition

Research and Social Change A Relational Constructionist Approach

By Sheila McNamee, Dian Marie Hosking Copyright 2012
154 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book bridges scholarly forms of inquiry and practitioners’ daily activities. It introduces inquiry as a process of relational construction, offering resources to practitioners who want to reflect on how their work generates practical effects. There are hundreds of books on research, but in keeping with social scientific traditions, many emphasize method and neglect broader, overarching... Read more

1. Inquiry Possibilities  2. Meta-Theories and Discourses of Construction  3. Our Community: Relational Constructionism  4. Inquiry as Engaged Unfolding  5. Transforming Inquiries: Enlarging Possible Worlds  6. Valuing and E/valuation  7. Quality: Reflexivity, Dialogue and Relational Aesth-et(h)ics or So what?

Biography

Sheila McNamee is Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of New Hampshire.

Dian Marie Hosking is Professor in Relational Processes at Utrecht University School of Governance.