Foundations for Research Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences (Inquiry and Pedagogy Across Diverse Contexts Series)-[Kathleen B deMarrais, Stephen D Lapan].pdf

Foundations for Research
Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences
Edited by
Kathleen deMarrais
Stephen D. Lapan
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Foundations for Research
Methods of Inquiry in Education
and the Social Sciences
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INQUIRY AND PEDAGOGY ACROSS DIVERSE CONTEXTS
Kathleen deMarrais, Series Editor
deMarrais and Lapan • Foundations for Research: Methods of Inquiry
in Education and the Social Sciences
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Foundations for Research
Methods of Inquiry in Education
and the Social Sciences
Edited by
Kathleen deMarrais
University of ia
Stephen D. Lapan
Northern Arizona University
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS
2004 Mahwah, New Jersey London
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Foundations for research : methods of inquiry in education and the social
sciences/edited by Kathleen deMarrais, Stephen D. Lapan.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8058-3650-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Education—Research—Methodology. 2. Social sciences—Research—Methodology.
I. deMarrais, Kathleen. II. Lapan, Stephen D.
2004
370.72—dc21 2003011807
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