Checklist: Deciding Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research

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Is the issue you study, together with its features, your major point of reference for such a decision?

Which theoretical approaches have implications for selecting your methodological approaches?

What role does your concrete research question play in defining how you focus your issue conceptually and how you cover it empirically?

Is your methodological decision between qualitative and quantitative methods and designs derived from the points of reference just mentioned in this checklist?

Have you taken your available resources into account (time, your own methodological knowledge and competencies)?

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An Introduction to Qualitative Research

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Checklist: Deciding Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research