Bryman The Debate About Quantitative And Qualitative Research
A question of method or epistemology.
Bryman the debate about quantitative and qualitative research. This article seeks to move beyond typologies of the ways in which quantitative and qualitative research are integrated to an examination of the ways that they are combined in practice. Today qualitative research advocates are well established within the social research industry yet the debate continues to be alive and well. The debate about quantitative and qualitative research. A question of method or epistemology.
The debate about quantitative and qualitative research. Pdf on jan 1 2001 rdg amaratunga and others published the debate about quantitative and qualitative research in built environment. The article is based on a content analysis of 232 social science articles in which. The british journal of sociology vol.
A question of method or epistemology. Alan bryman asserted that the terms quantitative research and qualitative research have come to denote more than just ways of gathering data and that the terms now represent divergent assumptions about the nature and purpose of research in the socials sciences. The main dimensions of the debate about the relative characteristics and merits of quantitative and qualitative methodology are out lined emphasizing the philosophical issues which underpin much of the discussion. As qualitative researchers came onto the scene discussions began about the merits of using qualitative research over quantitative research.
1 mar 1984 pp. Reliability and validity in qualitative research mason 1996 in addressing validity refers to whether you are observing identifying or measuring what you say you are. The debate about quantitative and qualitative research is concerned with the question of whether the two research strategies should be considered contrasting epistemological positions or whether they are better. The debate about quantitative and qualitative research.
This term paper will argue for bryman s assertion and show agreement by proving that. Alan bryman the british journal of sociology vol. A distinction is drawn between epistemological and technical issues in relation to the controversy.