Farrell G A, Grichting W L
Tasmanian School of Nursing, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.
Aust N Z J Ment Health Nurs. 1997 Mar;6(1):19-29.
We explore the current and, it would appear, the increasing opposition by some nurse academics to the notion that the traditional scientific methods are suitable for deriving knowledge of essentially social constructions and events. We caution against pursuing an anti-quantitative rhetoric and argue that a rapprochement is possible between contrasting methodologies. To argue for one methodology to the exclusion of all others is both naive and simplistic. All research traditions can be criticized for failing to do justice to social phenomena; it is therefore incumbent upon nurse researchers to be aware of the relative merits of each approach. An example is provided on how different research methodologies can be profitably combined.
我们探讨了当前一些护士学者对传统科学方法适用于获取关于本质上是社会建构和事件的知识这一观念的反对，而且这种反对似乎在不断增加。我们告诫不要追求反定量的言辞，并认为不同方法论之间实现和解是可能的。主张一种方法论而排除所有其他方法论既天真又简单化。所有研究传统都可能因未能公正对待社会现象而受到批评；因此，护士研究人员有责任了解每种方法的相对优点。文中给出了一个关于如何有益地结合不同研究方法的例子。
