Explanation & quality
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Date: Wednesday 19th July
Venue: Arumugam Building, 1st floor
Time: 2.00-5.30
Title: Validity and Explanation in Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Aims of session:
This session comprises two parts which may be attended separately or together. In the first part, difficulties related to causal attribution and explanation in quantitative research are discussed. In the second part, these issues are discussed in relation to qualitative research, with an additional focus on quality indicators in qualitative research.
Who is this session for?
The sessions assume an interest in qualitative and quantitative methods but no specific prior knowledge.
Session Programme
Chair: John Bynner
| 2.00-3.30 | Making causal inferences using quantitative data Hans-Peter Blossfeld, University of Bamberg Related papers: A causal approach to interrelated family events Causal inference from series of events Why do cohabiting couples marry Discussant: Leon Feinstein, Institute of Education , London |
| 3.30-4.00 | Coffee/tea |
| 4.00-5.30 | A comparative overview of issues in experimental method and qualitative research George Gaskell, London School of Economics |
Corpus construction or sampling for qualitative research? Martin W. Bauer, London School of Economics |
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A case study using grounded theory as the illustrative research method Ilina Singh, London School of Economics |
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| Slides (Gaskell, Bauer and Singh) |
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