The Whole is Greater: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Evaluation Studies.

Smith, Mary Lee

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Whole is Greater: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Evaluation Studies.

Smith, Mary Lee

New Directions for Program Evaluation, n30 p37-54 Jun 1986

In evaluation, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts when quantitative and qualitative approaches and methods are combined. Some circumstances in which both approaches can be effectively combined are considered, and case studies of two evaluations using multiple methods are presented. (LMO)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Kindergarten, Learning Disabilities, Models, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Program Evaluation, School Holding Power

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