Place of Quantitative and Qualitative Research in the Research Continuum
Some students are attracted to qualitative methods because of their more narrative format. How would you explain its place in the research continuum? How have your own thoughts about qualitative research changed? How do these thoughts relate to your worldview? What strategies might you use to help you become more comfortable with or develop further expertise in qualitative research - as a consumer and/or producer of research?
Some students avoid quantitative research because they don't want to deal with numbers and statistics. Now that you know more about this method, how would you explain its place in the research continuum? How have your own thoughts about quantitative research changed since learning more about it? How do these thoughts relate to your worldview? What strategies might you use to help you become more comfortable with or develop further expertise in quantitative research - as a consumer and/or producer of research?