Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Educational Research: Strenghs and Weaknesses
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Research Methods in Education
Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Research
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For thousands of years, philosophers and other academics have formulated and debated theories of knowledge in attempts to conceptualize and analyze reality. These ways of knowing are commonly referred to as epistemologies which help us make sense of the world in which we live. Epistemological theories attempt to address the perception of reality, truth, justice and the pursuit of knowledge (Evers and …
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…qualitative-research.net/fqs-texte/1-01/1-01hrsg-e.htm. Silverman, David. (2000). Doing Qualitative Research: A Practical Handbook. London: Sage. Trochim, William. (2002). Research Methods Knowledge Base. Retrieved on November 25, 2003 from: http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/kb/ Cornell University. Walker, J. and Evers, C. (1998). 'The Epistemological unity of educational research' in Educational Research Methodology and Measurement: An International Handbook. Ed. J.P. Keeves, Pergamon Press, Sydney, pp. 28-36. Wiersma, William. (2000). Research Methods in Education. 7th ed. Boston: Allyn andBacon.
