Practical strategies for combining qualitative and quantitative methods: Applications to health research

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作者
Morgan, DL [1 ]
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[1] Portland State Univ, Inst Aging, Coll Urban & Publ Affairs, Portland, OR 97207 USA
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10.1177/104973239800800307
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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This article describes a series of research designs for combining qualitative and quantitative methods, using a Priority-Sequence Model that relies on the principle of complementarity. First, a decision about the priority of the two methods selects either a qualitative or a quantitative approach to be the principal method. Second, a decision about sequencing determines whether the complementary method will serve as either a preliminary or a follow-up to the principal method. These two decisions yield four basic research designs: (CI) preliminary qualitative methods in a quantitative study, (b) preliminary quantitative methods ii? a qualitative study, (c) follow-up qualitative methods in a quantitative study, and (Ii) follow-up quantitative methods in a qualitative study. The conclusions consider further research designs and the expertise necessary for multiple-methods research.
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