The art and science of portraiture
Published 1 January 1997
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Jessica Hoffmann Davis
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Abstract
The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read...A rich and wonderful book. - American Journal of Education. A landmark contribution to the field of research methodology, this remarkable book illuminates the origins, purposes, and features of portraiture, placing it within the larger discourse on social science inquiry and mapping it onto the broader terrain of qualitative research.
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Social Sciences