Qualitative and quantitative inquiries are not incompatible: A call for a new partnership
New Directions for Program EvaluationPublished 1 March 1994
Charles S. Reichardt, Sharon F. Rallis
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Abstract The argument that the qualitative and quantitative paradigms are incompatible is not convincing. An enduring and beneficial partnership between qualitative and quantitative researchers is possible.
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