Creative problem solving in the field : reflections on a career

Creative problem solving in the field : reflections on a career / William Foote Whyte.

Author/creator	Whyte, William Foote, 1914-2000
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Walnut Creek : AltaMira Press, ©1997.
Description	162 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Sociology--Research --Methodology. Sociology--Fieldwork. Social sciences--Research --Methodology. Social sciences--Fieldwork.

Contents	Gaining access to the field -- Systematizing participant observation -- Interviewing in the field -- Facts interpretation, and ethics in qualitative inquiry -- Transactional relationships -- Money and motivation -- Socio-technical systems -- Studying culture and intercultural relations -- On combining research methods -- On history : how the past shapes present and future -- Learning from Mondragón -- Sociology as social science -- Methods for doing applied social research -- Combining consulting and applied social research -- A vision for sociology and society.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-153) and index.
LCCN	97004912
ISBN	076198920X (cloth : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0761989218 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HM48 .W45 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold