<FONT SIZE="2"></FONT><P><FONT SIZE="2">Guided by the precept that to understand any phenomenon well, it is necessary to start by looking at it in broad, nonspecialized terms, Robert A Stebbins takes the reader through the process of exploratory research in an easy-to-read style providing the student or researcher with a complete reference for carrying out this type of research.&nbsp;</FONT></P><FONT SIZE="2"></FONT>