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CHALLENGING THE QUALITATIVE-QUANTITATIVE DIVIDE
EXPLORATIONS IN CASE-FOCUSED CAUSAL ANALYSIS |
| By: |
Judith Glaesser, Roger Gomm, Martyn Hammersley |
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Paperback |
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£38.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1441114394 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781441114396 |
| Publisher: |
CONTINUUM PUBLISHING CORPORATION |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2012 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Offers an exploration of case-focused methods as a means of bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide and the key methodological issues. Rather than suggesting the 'mixing' of methods, this book provides an interrogation of the arguments and practices characteristic of both sides of the divide. |
| Synopsis: |
This book offers an exploration of case-focused methods as a means of bridging the quantitative-qualitative divide and the key methodological issues. This book challenges the divide between qualitative and quantitative approaches that is now institutionalized within social science. Rather than suggesting the 'mixing' of methods, "Challenging the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide" provides a thorough interrogation of the arguments and practices characteristic of both sides of the divide, focusing on how well they address the common problems that all social research faces, particularly as regards causal analysis. The authors identify some fundamental weaknesses in both quantitative and qualitative approaches, and explore whether case-focused analysis - for instance, in the form of Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Analytic Induction, Grounded Theorising, or Cluster Analysis - can bridge the gap between the two sides. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |