Combining methods in educational and social research

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gorard, Stephen (Author), Taylor, Chris , 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: England : Open University Press , c2004
Edition:1st ed
Series:Conducting educational research
Subjects:

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300 |a viii, 198 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
440 0 |a Conducting educational research 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. A third methodological movement: challenging the dominance of single methods -- 2. Simple numeric and textual data: querying the divide -- 3. Triangulation and combining methods across studies -- 4. The 'new' political arithmetic: a policy case study -- 5. Understanding life histories by varying the scale -- 6. The interplay of scale and type: complex interventions -- 7. The promise of design studies -- 8. What is the current prevalence of combined methods research? -- 9. Theory as a barrier to the combination of research methods -- 10. Prospects for the 'new' education and social science researcher 
650 0 |a Education   |x Research   |x Methodology 
650 0 |a Social sciences   |x Research   |x Methodology 
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