Sustaining vs. resolving the quantitative-qualitative debate
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Abstract
The Quantitative-Qualitative Debate has been sustained by such factors as: implicit, conflicting philosophical orientations; intense intellectual and stylistic commitments; maintenance of group identity and resources; and variable criteria of research success. By clarifying these factors it is hoped that a climate can be created for resolving this seemingly intractable controversy. Possible reformulations of the debate, in light of similar issues and alternative practices in the field of psychotherapy, are suggested. Particular consideration is given to the strategies of technical eclecticism and theoretical integrationism.