Narrative Knowing and the Human Sciences by Donald E. Polkinghorne, 1988

This book expands the concept of the nature of science and provides a practical research alternative for those who work with people and organizations. It uses literary criticism, philosophy, and history, as well as recent developments in the cognitive and social sciences. The book shows how to use research information organized by the narrative form, such as clinical life histories, organizational case studies, biographic material, corporate cultural designs, and literary products. The relationship between the narrative form and classical and statistical and experimental designs is clarified and made explicit. Suggestions for doing research are given as well as criteria for judging the accuracy and quality of narrative research results.

As new and unmarked except for previous owners library stamp on inside front cover.

ISBN 0-88706-623-2.