scholarly journals Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in Psychology Research Methods Teaching: The Example of a Classroom Debate

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Wiggins ◽  
Sarah Forrest
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Relative Success ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Student Centred Learning

Research methods teaching in psychology is predominantly divided into quantitative and qualitative modules, often with an emphasis on the former. In this article we argue that by explicitly addressing the integration of methodological approaches we may help to improve students' understanding of psychological research methods overall. The example of a final year module is provided, outlining the use of a student-led classroom debate on the compatibility of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in psychology. This type of learning activity was introduced to encourage a deeper understanding of the module content and to move toward student-centred learning. It is concluded that the relative success of the debate depended largely on the size of the class and the willingness of the students to partake in a non-assessed, planned activity. Suggestions are provided for how the debate could have been better managed, alongside alternative ways in which the whole module may be redesigned.

scholarly journals Quantitative and qualitative approaches in health research/Abordagens quantitativa e qualitativa nas pesquisas em saúde/Enfoques cuantitativo y cualitativo en la investigación sanitaria

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Khelyane Mesquita Carvalho ◽  
Cynthia Roberta Dias Torres ◽  
Edina Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira ◽  
Alyne Leal de Alencar Luz ◽  
Claudete Ferreira de Souza Monteiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Investigative Techniques ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Objective: To think about the quantitative and qualitative approaches in health research. Because it is an issue that concerns and beyond the field of health research. Method: This is reflective critical analysis. Results: From the reflection on the inconsistent opposition that is made of research methods, highlights the importance of each method for the instrumentation of the various objects of study, pointing to their use in a complementary way, which provides the visualization of objects of study under the various prisms. Conclusion: The theoretical and methodological approaches are sometimes presented in different and opposite way, resulting in the idea of incompatibility between the methods. However, from a methodological point of view, qualitative and quantitative investigations have not contradictory or continuous, but of different nature so that the researcher should not choose between one method or another, but implement the approaches that suit to your research question. Descriptors: Qualitative research. Quantitative analysis. Investigative techniques.

Methodological approaches

2021 ◽  
pp. 31-56
Author(s):  
Aaron Williamon ◽  
Jane Ginsborg ◽  
Rosie Perkins ◽  
George Waddell
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Musical Cultures ◽  
Music Research ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Quantitative Approaches

Chapter 2 of Performing Music Research reviews three methodological approaches: qualitative, quantitative, and multistrategy. While all three approaches can be used to shed light on musical topics, qualitative approaches tend to elicit an understanding of individuals’ idiosyncratic perspectives and experiences, whereas quantitative approaches tend to focus on larger-scale, more generalizable explanations. The chapter considers the main features of these two approaches and addresses the increasing body of work combining qualitative and quantitative forms of enquiry in multistrategy research. It delves deeper into each of the three methodological approaches to illuminate some of the specific strategies associated with them, ranging from the ethnographic exploration of musical cultures to experimental studies testing the very latest innovations in the field.

Crossing the qualitative-quantitative chasm I

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Sui ◽  
Dydia DeLyser
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Volunteered Geographic Information ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Spatial Turn ◽  
First Report ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methodological Approaches

This report, the first of three, reviews methods and methodological approaches, qualitative and quantitative. In an effort to look beyond the qualitative-quantitative divide, two geographers with different methodological background and expertise write together. This first report reviews works under the broader context of hybrid geographies, the spatial turn, and the recent explosive growth of volunteered geographic information (VGI). The works reviewed seek to combine methodological approaches in creative ways, or to create other hybrid research methods, all to address the challenging problems of our times – problems that often demand synergy in methodology, holism in ontology, plurarism/open-mindedness in epistemology, and embracing diversity.

scholarly journals Review on the Revolution of Psychology Research in the Age of Big Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoxing Han
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Current Psychological Research ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Psychology Research ◽  
Science System ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Modern Information Technology ◽  
The Impact

As a concept that came into being with the information age, big data hasreceived common attention from all walks of life in recent years, includingpsychology. The text introduces the concept of big data and its technical tools from a technical point of view, summarizes the research logic and research methods of traditional psychology, and introduces the big data problems in psychology research and some related practical applications. It summarizes the impact of big data on the research logic and research methods of psychology. The emergence of big data is an inevitable outcome of technological development. Psychology, as a subject of externalperformance data, should seize this opportunity. For many aspects of current psychological research, big data technology can directly improve efficiency and enhance validity. At the same time, if researchers start from the goal of psychological research and make full use of modern information technology, combining big data with psychology and psychology research paradigms. It is expected to expand the field and ideas of psychological research and promote the further development of the psychological science system.

scholarly journals Telling tales on either side of the teacher: methods of researching professional and biographical transformations in the context of Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Hayler ◽  
Nadia Edmond
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Methodological Approaches

This paper discusses the approaches and research methods used in two projects which examine professional transformations on ‘either side’ of the school teacher. The authors consider how the projects drew upon the different yet potentially complimentary methodological approaches of discourse analysis and autoethnography in the examination of professional identity. Following a description of the projects and the chosen methods, which includes discussion of the respective traditions from which they stem, the approaches are compared and contrasted through analysis of their application with a focus upon their various advantages and limitations within these particular contexts. The authors discuss these examples in terms of the wider discussion of quality and rigour in qualitative research and as a contribution to the debates on the complementarity of different qualitative approaches.

Using Market Research as the Basis for Successful Content Product Decisions

2015 ◽  
pp. 152-169
Author(s):  
Judith Durgin Pilla ◽  
Louis Pilla
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Real World ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Business Decisions ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methodological Approaches

For publishers and content providers, basing content decisions on one's own perception of what users need can be fraught with peril. Adopting an “outside-in” approach to product development – in which customer needs, not internal desires of the organization, drive product development – leads to the greatest chances for success. When it comes to understanding the audience, content providers and product teams have a variety of methodological approaches from which they can choose. These methods fall into two overarching approaches: qualitative and quantitative research. This chapter provides descriptions of several qualitative and quantitative research approaches that are frequently used to inform publishing business decisions. The authors discuss the importance of researching a target audience and present methods to discover their needs. Through two case studies, they provide an example of how research methods are employed in real-world situations.

scholarly journals Forskningstraditioner krydser deres spor - Kvalitative og kvantitative socio-kulturelle empiriske forskningsmetoder

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inge Henningsen ◽  
Dorte Marie Søndergaard
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methodological Approaches

The article takes up the discussion about qualitative and quantitative research methods as ostensibly incopatible approaches to empirical studies - an understanding which is broadly disseminated within a range of academic disciplines. The authors trouble this dualistic understanding through concrete discussions of methodological approaches conducted by as well qualitatively as quantitatively oriented reseachers. It is argued, that difference and potential incompatibility must be seen in relation to the metatheoretical basis for the studies and thereby in relation to the research ambitions, in which the studies are involved.

A Comparison of Qualitative and Quantitative Methodological Approaches to Characterizing the Dorsal Side of the Scapula in Hominoidea and Its Relationship to Locomotion

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaëlle Bello-Hellegouarch ◽  
Josep Maria Potau ◽  
Júlia Arias-Martorell ◽  
Juan Francisco Pastor ◽  
Alejandro Pérez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Side ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Methodological Approaches
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