Sociological Explanations between Micro and Macro and the Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Abstract: Despite the ongoing "war" between methodological camps this paper will argue for an integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in the sociological research process. For this purpose a short overview about important methodological discussions addressing basic questions of mixed (qualitative and quantitative) method designs will be given focusing on the term "triangulation" which is seen by many authors as a central concept for method integration. However, this notion carries systematic ambiguities, at least when transferred to the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods—triangulation does not represent a single integrated methodological concept but a metaphor with a broad semantic field. Three different understandings of the triangulation metaphor will be discussed: Triangulation as mutual validation, triangulation as the integration of different perspectives on the investigated phenomenon and triangulation in its original trigonometrical meaning. These understa.... https://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/966

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Sociological Explanations between Micro and Macro and the Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods ; volume:2 ; number:1 ; day:28 ; month:02 ; year:2001
Forum qualitative Sozialforschung ; 2, Heft 1 (28.02.2001)

Urheber
Kelle, Udo

DOI
10.17169/fqs-2.1.966
URN
urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs010159
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