Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative research
Whereas quantitative research tends to bring out a static picture of social life, qualitative research depicts it as
Symmetrical
Statistical
Processual
Proverbial
Processual
Another of the approaches to multi-strategy research is to combine the static view of events provided by quantitative research with the more processual picture provided by qualitative research. That is, qualitative research tends to focus on the everyday social processes of interaction that occur at a micro-level, which “fills in the gaps” left by quantitative depictions of macro-level patterns of events.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 645
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 645
Processual Another of the approaches to multi-strategy research is to combine the static view of events provided by quantitative research with the more processual picture provided by qualitative research. That is, qualitative research tends to focus on the everyday social processes of interaction that occur at a micro-level, which “fills in the gaps” left by quantitative depictions of macro-level patterns of events.
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 645
Reference: Bryman: Social Research Methods: 5th Edition Page(s) 645
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