Citation
Pearce, Lisa D. (2008). Integrating Survey and Ethnographic Methods for Systematic Anomalous Case Analysis [Reprint].. Vogt, W. Paul (Ed.) (pp. 90-113). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE Publications.Abstract
Selecting Research Methods provides advice from prominent social scientists concerning the most crucial steps for planning and undertaking meaningful research: selecting the methods to be used. Contributors to the collection address methodological choices in four stages: design, sampling, coding and measurement, and analysis. The volumes provide an integrated approach to methodological choice in two ways. First, the contributions range from the early decisions about design options through the concluding choices about analyzing, interpreting, and presenting results. Second, the collection is integrated because it addresses the needs of projects that collect qualitative evidence, quantitative data, or both.Volume 1 concerns design choice; the articles focus on selecting designs that are effective for answering research questions and achieving the goals of the researcher.