Combining Methods in Educational and Social Research

Description

Why have we composed a book about joining research approaches in education and sociology as of now? Since there is growing interest in the potential outcomes, as disappointment develops with the constraints of traditional mono-strategy considers – all very well in their manner however unable to address completely the most mind-boggling research questions – and with the methodological split and internecine ‘fighting’ that partitions our field. This intrigue is clear among the funders of exploration. It is exemplified by two ventures subsidized in 2002/3 as a feature of the ESRC Research MethodsProgramme, the two of which are given to investigating issues of combining methods – explicitly those strategies customarily named ‘qualitative’ and ‘quantitative’.