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Bednarz, Dan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985
Many evaluation researchers are now attempting to synthesize quantitative and qualitative approaches. Although such efforts appear to carry great promise, some subtleties and incompatibilities of these approaches are perhaps being overlooked. Implications for social inquiry are discussed. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Qualitative Research
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Perreault, Michel; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
Quantitative and qualitative measures of patient satisfaction with psychiatric outpatient services were compared in interviews with 263 outpatients. Results indicate that expressions of dissatisfaction appear mainly in open-ended questions. Focus on the questions and acceptability of the data gathering procedure appears to influence responses…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Interviews, Multidimensional Scaling
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Russek, Bernadette E.; Weinberg, Sharon L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1993
An ethnographic approach with added quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis was used to study the extent and nature of technology-based materials in 15 elementary school mathematics classrooms. The blend of methods provided rich and varied information and gave insights either type of analysis could not provide alone. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Difficulty Level, Educational Technology