Blending qualitative & quantitative research methods in theses and dissertations

• Main Author: Thomas, R. Murray 1921- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press, c2003
• Subjects: kvalitativní výzkum > metody; kvantitativní výzkum > metody; vysokoškolské kvalifikační práce; disertace; quantitative research > methods; qualitative research > methods; academic theses; dissertations; příručky; handbooks, manuals, etc
• ISBN: 0761939318; 0-7619-3932-6
• Physical Description: x, 240 s. : il. ; 24 cm

Table of Contents:

• The qualitative and the quantitative
• Historical perspectives
• Present-status perspectives--qualitative
• Present-status perspectives--quantitative
• Data-collection processes and instruments
• Researcher role perspectives
• Interpretation methods
• Solving immediate problems
• Establishing foundations for planning
• Applying, testing, and generating theories
• Contributing to research methodology
• Replicating others' research
• Publishing the results
• Reviewing the themes