Mixed Methods and the Logic of Qualitative Inference

Spillman, Lyn

doi:10.1007/s11133-014-9273-0

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“…A triangulation research approach with main emphasis on qualitative research methods was adopted. According to Spillman (2014), the advantage offered by mixed methods is that they provide complementary data. The findings of this study were based on data collected through internet survey and document analysis.…”

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Undergraduate Real Estate Education in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study

Cloete¹,

Paradza²

2016

Sustainable Multi-Sectoral Real Estate Development in Emerging Economies - The 16th African Real Estate Society Conference

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The aim of this study was to establish if there is a national consensus on the real estate body of knowledge in Zimbabwe and to benchmark Zimbabwean property programmes with similar RICS curricula in Africa. Design/methods followed/approach Purposive sampling was used to choose participating institutions. Relevant documents were obtained from either websites of selected institutions or requested by email from relevant officials. Findings The study established that while real estate curricula in Zimbabwe are diverse in nature, they do exhibit a number of similarities. Property programmes in Zimbabwe also compare well with RICS accredited curricula in Africa but there were notable variations on names of programmes, number courses covered and course credits. Research limitations/impli ations This study was limited to real estate programmes which are offered up to Honours degree level in Zimbabwe and similar RICS accredited programmes which are offered in Africa. Results might be different if one is to consider all RICS accredited real estate programmes. Data was obtained only from document analysis and internet survey, a more detailed results could have been obtained through key informant interviews, questioner survey or focus group discussions. Practi al implications Results of this study can be used to standardise real estate education curricula in Africa. Originality/ Value of work Though research on real estate education improved over the past years, this study is the first to consider Zimbabwean curricula in detail.

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Section: Results and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Undergraduate Real Estate Education in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study

Cloete¹,

Paradza²

2016

Sustainable Multi-Sectoral Real Estate Development in Emerging Economies - The 16th African Real Estate Society Conference

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“…The use of more qualitative approaches is justified for theoretical and practical reasons. On the theoretical ground, qualitative methods can be used to refine the interpretation of quantitative data (e.g., Duffy, 1987;Rossman & Wilson, 1985;Spillman, 2014), which is what we do in this research. Conversely, they can be used as an exploratory tool to design quantitative hypotheses.…”

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A "Conspiracy Theory" Conspiracy? A Mixed Methods Investigation of Laypeople's Rejection (and Acceptance) of a Controversial Label

Nera¹,

Leveaux²,

Klein³

2020

Preprint

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The label "conspiracy theory", while part of everyday media discourse, is considered by many as problematic. In this research, we postulate the existence of diverging social representations associated with this label and that their relative endorsement is a function of preexisting beliefs. To evaluate this possibility, we examine how generic conspiracist beliefs are associated with two forms of rejection of the label: 1) belief in a meta-conspiracy theory, that is, the belief that the label "conspiracy theory" was purposely created by the elites in order to discredit dissent, and 2) a particularist view of conspiracy theories, that is, the idea that "conspiracy theories" are too diverse to draw any generic conclusions regarding their (ir)rationality and that the label is therefore inadequate. Across two studies (Ns = 1297), using Principal Components (Study 1) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Study 2), we found that generic conspiracist beliefs and belief in meta-conspiracy theory were tightly related. Moreover, in Study 2, generic conspiracist beliefs were substantially associated with the endorsement of a particularist view of conspiracy theories. Using lexicometric analyses of open-ended questions about the origin and the perceived validity of the label, we identified four main criticisms addressed to the label: historical (real conspiracies happen), conceptual (the label has no clear definition), normative (the label has a negative connotation) and political (the label is weaponized by powerholders). By contrast, acceptance of the label was justified by arguments referring to common psychological mechanisms, as well as similar narrative and argumentative structures. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [Manuscript accepted for publication at the International Review of Social Psychology]

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“…Each respondent with four waves of interview data was a case, and I analyzed them with careful consideration of their specific context and life experiences. After considering the particularities of each case, I extracted general explanatory mechanisms (Spillman 2014). A case-based logic differs from the positivist demands of quantitative analyses.…”

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Moral Religiosities: How Morality Structures Religious Understandings during the Transition to Adulthood

Rotolo

2020

Sociology of Religion

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Religiosity remains an important sociological concept, from assessing religion’s effects on various outcomes to describing large-scale religious change. And yet conceptualizing religiosity—as a measure of intensity of religious practice—requires accounting for how respondents understand religious practice. Drawing on four waves of longitudinal interview data from the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), this paper examines the religious understandings of young Americans as they develop over 10 years. I find that respondents’ religious understandings are shaped by deeper moral orientations that broadly structure their lives. From these moral orientations, I theorize four ideal types of religious practitioners that help explain complex patterns of religiosity in America—the Congregant, the Believer, the Spiritualist, and the Metaphysician. Recognizing the moral orders that structure young Americans’ religious understandings opens new pathways for theorizing religion’s influence and change over time.

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Mixed Methods and the Logic of Qualitative Inference

Cited by 40 publications

References 41 publications

Undergraduate Real Estate Education in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study

Undergraduate Real Estate Education in Zimbabwe: A Comparative Study

A "Conspiracy Theory" Conspiracy? A Mixed Methods Investigation of Laypeople's Rejection (and Acceptance) of a Controversial Label

Moral Religiosities: How Morality Structures Religious Understandings during the Transition to Adulthood

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