Ford-Gilboe M, Campbell J, Berman H
Faculty of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1995 Sep;18(1):14-26. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199509000-00003.
Research methods are not paradigm specific but should be selected on the basis of whether they fit with the purposes of an investigation. In the postpositivist, interpretive, and critical paradigms, both qualitative and quantitative data or a combination of these may be used without violating paradigm assumptions. Attention to the four basic issues of quality of the data, investigator bias, quality of the research process, and usefulness of the finding is necessary to produce valid research. Although researchers in each paradigm deal with these differently, combining strategies across paradigms may enhance the scientific value of a study and result in new methodologies to address the health needs of all people.
研究方法并非特定于某种范式，而是应根据其是否符合调查目的来选择。在后实证主义、解释性和批判性范式中，定性和定量数据或两者的结合均可使用，而不会违反范式假设。关注数据质量、研究者偏差、研究过程质量和研究结果实用性这四个基本问题对于开展有效的研究是必要的。尽管每个范式中的研究者处理这些问题的方式不同，但跨范式结合策略可能会提高研究的科学价值，并产生新的方法来满足所有人的健康需求。
