Open AccessExpanding the Action Project Method to Encompass Comparative Analyses
Author(s) -
José F. Domene,
Richard A. Young
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of qualitative methods
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.414
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 1609-4069
DOI - 10.1177/160940690800700104
Subject(s) - computer science , qualitative comparative analysis , action (physics) , management science , pragmatics , set (abstract data type) , action research , qualitative research , qualitative analysis , sociology , psychology , mathematics education , linguistics , engineering , social science , programming language , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
This article is an exploration of the possibility and pragmatics of conducting between-groups comparative analysis in action theory and the action project method of qualitative research. After establishing the need for such a procedure and describing the compatibility of these analyses with the paradigm assumptions of action theory, the authors describe a specific set of procedures for conducting qualitative comparisons within the action project method. They also discuss limitations of the procedure and future directions for continuing the expansion of methods of comparison in qualitative research. Finally, they present a case illustration of the use of this comparative analysis method