Qualitative Research Methods: An Essay Review

Creator

Les McLean
Margaret Myers
Carol Smillie
Dale Vaillancourt

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

June 1997

Abstract

The authors ask us to explore the topic of "qualitative confirmation" in relation to the processes and outcomes of qualitative research practice. The question that directs their inquiry is "how can we make a case that qualitative data or findings warrant the inferences about the topics we are studying?" We review the historical discussion of confirmation theory within the logic of discovery, consider hypothesis generation and methodological decisions as instruments of the research process and then apply the Miller and Fredericks framework of rules to a published report of qualitative research. ...

Extent

32

Volume

5

Issue

13

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Note

Review of the book "Qualitative Research Methods: Social Epistemology and Practical Inquiry" by Steven I. Miller and Marcel Fredericks published in 1994.

Identifier

E11-00082

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Recommended Citation

McLean, Les; Myers, Margaret; Smillie, Carol; and Vaillancourt, Dale, "Qualitative Research Methods: An Essay Review" (1997). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 315.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/315