On Becoming a Pragmatic Researcher: The Importance of Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies.

Autor/inn/en	Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Leech, Nancy L.
Titel	On Becoming a Pragmatic Researcher: The Importance of Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methodologies.
Quelle	(2003), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Pragmatics; Qualitative Research; Research Methodology; Researchers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pragmalinguistik; Qualitative Forschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Researcher; Forscher
Abstract	The last 100 years have witnessed a fervent debate in the United States about quantitative and qualitative research paradigms. Unfortunately, this has led to a great divide between quantitative and qualitative researchers, who often view themselves in competition with each other. Clearly, this polarization has promoted purists, i.e., researchers who restrict themselves exclusively to either quantitative or qualitative research methods. Mono-method research is the biggest threat to the advancement of the social sciences. As long as researchers stay polarized in research they cannot expect stakeholders who rely on their research findings to take their work seriously. The purpose of this paper is to explore how the debate between quantitative and qualitative is divisive, and thus counterproductive for advancing the social and behavioral science field. This paper advocates that all graduate students learn to use and appreciate both quantitative and qualitative research. In so doing, students will develop into what is termed pragmatic researchers. (Contains 41 references.) (Author/SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01