Research Design 4e

John W. Creswell
RM 201 QUANTITATIVE METHODS OF RESEARCH
Reference: Coursepack on RM201

Exercise No. 14

Journal Articles with Activities

Quantitative Methods

Westerman, M. A. & Yanchar, S. C, (2011). Changing the terms of the debate: Quantitative
methods in explicitly interpretive research. Theory & Psychology, 21 (2), 139-154.

Read the article. Answer the question: How do the authors explain employing quantitative
methods in interpretive research? Comment on the following:

 The Use of Quantitative Methods in Research, The Relationship between the

Research Purpose and the Research Methodology, The Specificity of Quantitative
Research.
 Analyze the quantitative methods used in this study and compare that to another
quantitative study you have read—similarities, differences? Explain.
 Contrast the use of interpretative data and quantitative research.
 Decide whether you as researcher would make the same decision about a
methodology as did the authors of this study?

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