Methodological Considerations in Qualitative Research

1 December 1984

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

Vol. 9 (4) , 296-303
https://doi.org/10.1177/154079698400900407

Abstract

There has been a growing interest in the potential contributions qualitative research could make to “scientific”/scholarly inquiry in special education (Edgerton, 1984; Stainback & Stainback, 1984; Taylor & Bogdan, 1984). The purpose of this paper is to provide an impetus for more widespread familiarity with and use of qualitative research methodology among educators concerned with the education of persons with severe handicaps by drawing together and attempting to clarify the present state of the art in qualitative research methodology.

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