A Principled Complementarity of Method: In Defence of Methodological Eclecticism and the Qualitative-Quantitative Debate

Qualitative Approaches ◽

Methodological Eclecticism ◽

I found PhD study to be a stimulating, challenging and ideal conduit for exploring knowledge via discussion, argument and defence: to have the opportunity to explore method, methodology, epistemology, ontology and what may constitute 'acceptable' research practice is an enriching experience. I had previously heard of intepretivists decrying positivists et cetera, but I was unprepared to find quantitative researchers and lecturers openly dismissing qualitative approaches, and finding dismissals by qualitative researchers of the use of a quantitative approach: such are disappointing and confusing to a trainee researcher. Thus, a far less enriching experience for a trainee researcher is being faced with assumptions and preferences of experienced researchers that extend from defending approach to decrying any approaches that may not be aligned to their own. As a result, this paper will focus upon the quantitative-qualitative debate (QQD) and offer a critical evaluation upon the issues surrounding affiliations between method and epistemological paradigm. It will also question the validity of 'traditional' divides between qualitative and quantitative methods. This discussion will facilitate an answer to the question: 'can the researcher complement quantitative with qualitative method - and vice versa - within the same research paradigm and subsequent design'? I will explore here a claim that no more than a rhetorical link exists between method and epistemology and that the 'distinctions' between quantitative and qualitative methods are often erroneous and do not always reflect differing paradigmatic assumptions. Further, I will suggest quantitative and qualitative methods be used in a complementary fashion as opposed to an integrated approach. I will further claim that the quantitative-qualitative debate has much to offer trainee researchers and should thus be kept open, as long as unprejudiced and tolerant discussion is encouraged.

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods as a Basis for Decision-Making

International conference KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION ◽

10.2478/kbo-2020-0031 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 191-195

Author(s):

Mădălina-Ioana Bădilă ◽

Lucian-Ionel Cioca ◽

Dănuț Eugeniu Moşteanu ◽

Ruxandra Moşteanu

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Competitive Behavior ◽

Type Population ◽

AbstractFor decades, researchers have been trying to identify the factors that significantly influence the conflicting results in the organizational environment. This search has become more stringent through recently published scientific evidence demonstrating strategic changes. Using multi-factorial analysis, this study mixes qualitative and quantitative methods by which we can examine the pro-organizational performance on a university-type population. The qualitative results indicate that the analyzed organization develops corporate-strategic schemes that are being used to attribute the advantage meant to guide the competitive behavior.

Thinking Outside the Boxes

10.4018/978-1-6684-3881-7.ch014 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 243-257

Author(s):

Safak Etike

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

21St Century ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Philosophical Foundations ◽

The aim of this study is to conduct a critical discussion within a political economy framework on the use of mixed method, which is an increasing tendency in communication research, and its philosophical foundations in post-positivism. In the study, the mixed method called as “third methodological movement of the 21st century,” the limitations of the attempts to combine qualitative and quantitative methods in the positivist and postpositivist paradigm are revealed. The study discusses how the convergence of quantitative and qualitative methods in critical economy politics can be possible and what opportunities it offers in an effort to make a holistic explanation of social reality.

Advances in Wireless Technologies and Telecommunication - Handbook of Research on the Political Economy of Communications and Media ◽

Thinking Outside the Boxes

10.4018/978-1-7998-3270-6.ch012 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 227-241

Author(s):

Safak Etike

Keyword(s):

Political Economy ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

21St Century ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Philosophical Foundations ◽

Polish-English Code-Switching in the Language of Polish Facebook Users

Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition ◽

10.31261/tapsla.7791 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 99-120

Author(s):

Daria Pańka

Keyword(s):

Foreign Language ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Integrated Approach ◽

Code Switching ◽

Full Picture ◽

Research Gap ◽

L1 And L2

Social networking services, such as Facebook, are important channels of communication both for monolingual users and for those having various degrees of proficiency in L2, with the latter deploying expression both from L1 and L2. It can, therefore, be presumed that communication on FB plays a role in practicing the use of L2. One of the phenomena that can be examined in relation to that are various forms of code-switching. There is animmense research gap related to Polish-English code-switching appearing on this SNS. To obtain a full picture of the issue, the paper identifies and discusses types, strategies, and functions of Polish-English code-switches found in posts and comments published by Poles on Facebook in 2014–2019. It also indicates possible applications of FB tools and materials including CS in foreign language teaching and learning and shows how Facebook enables “social learning” (Mallia, 2013). The research is based on a corpus constructed by the author of this article. An integrated approach with both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis is used in the paper. Three main CS types (intrasentential, intersentential, and tag-switching) and strategies (alternation, insertion, and congruent lexicalisation) have been attested in the material. The code-switches mostly indicate in-group membership but also, for example, introduce humor, quotes, and signal a lack of L1 equivalents. The study points out that there are certain relations between the types, strategies and functions. The resultsof the research are collated with the recent studies on Polish-English and Indonesian-English CS on Facebook.

Introduction to the Special Issue “Causal Complexity and Qualitative Methods”

Political Analysis ◽

10.1093/pan/mpj016 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 223-226 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gary Goertz

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

The Other ◽

Special Issue ◽

Political Analysis ◽

Empirical Social Science ◽

Causal Complexity

This special issue of Political Analysis engages in a dialogue between qualitative and quantitative methods. It proposes that each has something to say to the other and more generally has a contribution to make to empirical social science.

Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods in the study of developmental psychopathology in context

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579498001655 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 377-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

MERCER L. SULLIVAN

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Methods ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Developmental Psychopathology ◽

Research Strategies ◽

Sociological Study ◽

The Life Course ◽

Observational Techniques

Qualitative methods are well suited to advance the understanding of the role of social context in the development of maladaptation and psychopathology. However, they have not been widely used by developmental psychopathologists, despite being utilized in related fields, particularly in the sociological study of crime and delinquency. This article assesses the potential for the increased use of qualitative methods in developmental psychopathology and addresses the challenges involved in integrating them with quantitative research strategies. The interplay of qualitative and quantitative methods in the study of juvenile delinquency is reviewed for relevant lessons about both the utility and the difficulties of integrating the two types of methods. The problem of assessing continuities and discontinuities over the life course in patterns of antisocial behavior is discussed as an example of the challenge of integrating methodological paradigms. Schools of thought about qualitative methods and their relationship to quantitative research paradigms are identified and compared. Examples are discussed of narrative life history interviewing and qualitative observational techniques and of recent research endeavors integrating these qualitative techniques with quantitative data analyses.

STUDI ETNOBOTANI TUMBUHAN BERKHASIAT OBAT YANG DIMANFAATKAN MASYARAKAT SUKU MELAYU KABUPATEN LINGGA PROVINSI KEPULAUAN RIAU

Jurnal Belantara ◽

10.29303/jbl.v3i2.507 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ufara Qasrin ◽

Agus Setiawan ◽

Yulianty Yulianty ◽

Afif Bintoro

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Ordinary People ◽

Snowball Sampling ◽

Plant Parts ◽

Descriptive Research

Medicinal plants have long been used by traditional communities, one of them is the Malay people in Lingga Regency, Riau Islands Province in healing various diseases. This study aims to determine the types of medicinal plants based on local knowledge of the indigenous Malay people. The population of this research is the native Malay people of Lingga Regency and the sampling is done using the snowball sampling method so that the selected respondents are following the required data. This type of research is descriptive research with qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method was used to find out the use of medicinal plants used by the community by interview while the quantitative method was used to find out the percent of the use of medicinal plants by the Malays from the interviews. Based on the results of the study there were 102 types of medicinal plants in 53 families. The most commonly used plant parts are leaves (45.10%) by boiling and the least used are seeds and bark (1.96%). The most used habitats were herbs (27.45%) and trees (26.47%) and the least used were liana (8.82%) and terna (3.92%). Diseases that are usually treated by people with plants are diseases that are commonly suffered by ordinary people such as fever, diarrhea, coughing, toothaches, itching and mouth sores.

Causal Analysis as a Bridge Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

10.31234/osf.io/b2qjx ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Rosemary Blersch ◽

Neil Franchuk ◽

Miranda Lucas ◽

Christina Nord ◽

Stephanie Varsanyi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Methods ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Causal Analysis ◽

Directed Acyclic Graphs ◽

Acyclic Graphs

Yarkoni argues that one solution is to abandon quantitative methods for qualitative ones. While we agree that qualitative methods are under-valued, we argue that both are necessary for thoroughgoing psycholog-ical research, complementing one another through the use of causal analysis. We illustrate how directed acyclic graphs can bridge qualitative and quantitative methods, thereby fostering understanding between dif-ferent psychological methodologies.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS TOWARDS THE BUMIPUTERA ENTREPRENEURIAL PERFORMANCE IN JOHOR

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management Practices ◽

10.35631/ijemp.310006 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (10) ◽

pp. 74-81

Author(s):

Nuraisya Maisara Md Noor Aizuddin ◽

Sabrinah Adam ◽

Beni Widarman3

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Total Population ◽

Training Programs ◽

Entrepreneurship Training ◽

Intervention Plan

The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of entrepreneurship training towards the level of Bumiputera entrepreneurial performances in Johor. Action research was applied in the study and intervention plan was designed to examine the changes of Bumiputera entrepreneurial performances. The study used a mixed-method for data collection which consists of qualitative and quantitative methods. 4 respondents for the qualitative method and a number of 217 from a total population of 500 Bumiputera entrepreneurs will be used as respondents for the study. The data collected from the mixed-method will be analysed using Miles and Huberman Technique and SPSS version 25.

Analysis of IP Valuation on Technology Food Processing as Strategy Business in New Product Development

STI Policy and Management Journal ◽

10.14203/stipm.2020.191 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Syukri Yusuf Nasution ◽

Yovita Isnasari

Keyword(s):

Economic Impact ◽

New Product Development ◽

Qualitative Method ◽

Quantitative Method ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Net Present Value ◽

Economic Life ◽

Royalty Rate ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative Methods

Valuation IP of IDS000001555 analysed the economic impact and to measure the financial benefits of the asset if implemented in a business. This patent is about technology that used to produce of Mangosteen peel nano-tea. This technology is to product nano particle with ball-mill method. This research used qualitative and quantitative methods with description analysis. By using the qualitative method, this research focused on scoring of the IP in a several aspects, while the quantitative method conducted by income approach used the Discounted Cash Flow method. The qualitative method showed the technology IDS000001555 had a high opportunity and low risk value. This patent also has the best marketing strategy by a licensing agreement. However, the quantitative method showed the technology IDS000001555 had 6.1% for royalty rate with value of NPV (Net Present Value) Rp 605,227,434. It was estimated that this patent will generate the turnover of about Rp 617,000,000 for 10 years of useful economic life.Keywords: valuation IP, economic impact, qualitative and quantitative methods, royalty rate, turnover