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What are the main elements of the technical and epistemological versions of the debate about quantitative and qualitative research?
What are the main elements of the embedded methods and paradigm arguments in terms of their implications for the possibility of mixed methods research?
What might some of the implications of Gilbert and Mulkay's (1984) concepts of interpretative repertoires be for the qualitative analysis of quantitative resear
Outline some of the ways in which the quantitative/qualitative contrast may not be as hard and fast as is often supposed.
Identify research-based facilities in Arizona (or the state that you live in), and describe the therapeutic approaches that are offered at each.
List and describe the five simple schedules of reinforcement, including description of the typical rates and pattern of responding observed under each schedule.
Comparison and Contrast of different culture's artists or artistic traditions. Suggested pairs and a chart to help you organize your research.
What would be your approach to using (or indeed not using) verbatim quotations from your transcripts?
What is meant by rhetorical strategy? Why might rhetorical strategies be important in relation to the writing-up of social research?
To what extent does the absence of direct contact mean that the online interview cannot be a true interview?
What are the chief ways of collecting data from individuals using the World Wide Web and online communications?
In what ways might the analysis of websites pose particular difficulties that are less likely to be encountered in the analysis of non-electronic documents?
To what extent does the rise of mixed methods research suggest that the paradigm wars are over?
Do Internet documents and other virtual outputs raise special problems in terms of assessing them from the point of view of Scott's criteria?
What kinds of documents might be considered official documents deriving from private sources?
What do the studies by Abraham (1994) and Turner (1994) suggest in terms of the potential for social researchers of official documents deriving from the state?
What might be the role of personal documents in relation to the life history or biographical method?
To what extent can some qualitative research be deemed to exhibit the characteristics of a natural science model?
What are the main points of difference between CAQDAS and quantitative data analysis software like SPSS?
How does the emphasis on stories in narrative analysis provide a distinctive approach to the analysis of qualitative data?
What advantages might the focus group method offer in contrast to an individual qualitative interview?
Outline the relative advantages and disadvantages of qualitative interviewing and participant observation.
Why has the qualitative interview become such a prominent research method for feminist researchers?
Why might the life history interview be significant for a researcher employing a narrative analysis approach?
What key questions might a CDA practitioner ask in seeking to reveal the meaning of globalization discourses?