Author : Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Release : 2002-10-17
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 422/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Art and Science of Portraiture by : Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Download or read book The Art and Science of Portraiture written by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot. This book was released on 2002-10-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.