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New methods, old problems: A sceptical view of innovation in qualitative research
Citation
Travers, M, New methods, old problems: A sceptical view of innovation in qualitative research, Qualitative Research, 9, (2) pp. 161-179. ISSN 1468-7941 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2009 Sage Publications
DOI: doi:10.1177/1468794108095079
Abstract
Qualitative research has to market itself aggressively, both because academic publishers face more pressures to sell books, and because of the competitive funding climate where one often has to demonstrate methodological innovation as a condition for obtaining a grant. This article considers how social theorists have understood the issue of 'newness' and the pursuit of innovation as a cultural problem. It explores the issue in qualitative research through examining how we accomplish and recognize 'newness' in the texts we read and produce as academics, which include publisher's catalogues and grant applications, and through considering technological advances such as internet ethnography and video analysis.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | academic publishing, grant proposals, innovation, new technology, postmodernism, qualitative research |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Sociological methodology and research methods |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Travers, M (Dr Max Travers) |
ID Code: | 56050 |
Year Published: | 2009 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 57 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Social Work |
Deposited On: | 2009-03-23 |
Last Modified: | 2015-03-11 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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