This book focuses on a key issue in the methodology of the social and behavioural sciences: the mixing of different research methods. The extent to which qualitative and quantitative research differ from one another has long been a subject of debate. Although many methodologists have concluded that the two approaches are not mutually exclusive, there are few books on either the theory or the practice of mixing methods. Mixing Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Research presents a comprehensive discussion of the theoretical, methodological and practical issues. It also covers a number of case studies of research which have successfully combined qualitative and quantitative approaches. Contributors include sociologists who have written extensively on the methodology of the social sciences and researchers who have concerned themselves with important social policy issues in the fields of further education, community services and household finances.

About the Author
Julia Brannen, University of London, UK

Reviews
'This book should prove useful to sociologists involved in research methods.' Aslib Book Guide



Book Information
ISBN 9781859721162
Author Julia Brannen
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Avebury
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 280g