Qualitative methods for intervention research

✍ Scribed by Carolyn Needleman; Martin L. Needleman

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 826 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-3586
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199604)29:4<329::aid-ajim10>3.0.co;2-3

✦ Synopsis

Intervention research takes place in field .settings arid requires understanding of social meanings und sociul processes. Thew are tasks for which qualitative research methods are well suited. The purpose of this paper is to provide a starting point for those who would like to learn more about the qualitative resrarch methods used in disciplines where the study of social phenomena in naturalistic settings is common-particularly sociology. cultural anthropology, and human services program evaluation. The paper discusses some ~* a y s that qualitative and quantitative methodologies can usefully work together, outlines four key difSerence.7 in the initial premises of quantitative and qualitarive research approaches, briefly reviews some methodological techniques useful in gathering and analyzing qualitative data, and provides suggestions for further reading on various aspects of qualitative research. 0 1996 WileyLi~c, In<.