Crossan Frank
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.
Nurse Res. 2003;11(1):46-55. doi: 10.7748/nr2003.10.11.1.46.c5914.
In this paper, Frank Crossan argues that the distinction between quantitative and qualitative philosophies and research methods is sometimes overstated, and that triangulation of methods in contemporary research is common. It is, therefore, important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and this paper aims to provide the novice researcher with a basis for developing that understanding. A descriptive analysis of the philosophies of positivism and post-positivist thinking in relation to research methodology is presented both as an introduction to the philosophical basis of research, and as a sound basis from which to discuss the 'quantitative-qualitative' debate.
在本文中，弗兰克·克罗桑认为，定量与定性哲学及研究方法之间的区别有时被夸大了，而且当代研究中方法的三角互证很常见。因此，了解每种方法的优缺点很重要，本文旨在为新手研究者提供形成这种理解的基础。文中对与研究方法论相关的实证主义和后实证主义思维哲学进行了描述性分析，既作为研究哲学基础的介绍，也作为讨论“定量—定性”辩论的坚实基础。
