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Integrating qualitative methods in a predominantly quantitative evaluation: A case study and some reflections
Author(s) -
Mark Melvin M.,
Feller Irwin,
Button Scott B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
new directions for evaluation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1534-875X
pISSN - 1097-6736
DOI - 10.1002/ev.1071
Subject(s) - generalizability theory , framing (construction) , evaluation methods , variety (cybernetics) , qualitative research , research methodology , management science , computer science , psychology , sociology , social science , artificial intelligence , developmental psychology , population , demography , economics , structural engineering , engineering , reliability engineering
A review of qualitative methods used in a predominantly quantitative evaluation indicated a variety of roles for such a mixing of methods, including framing initial questions and method choices, revising evaluation questions during the inquiry, assessing the validity of measures, assessing adaptations in program implementation, and gauging the proper degree of uncertainty and generalizability of one's conclusions. These functions are considered in light of the stances on mixing paradigms that Greene and Caracelli describe in Chapter One.