MATT SMITH spoke of Re: Research 2 to DAN TRIPLETT on 11-27-96
MS>DT> Leap of faith.....I think it is a leap of faith to believe that
MS>DT> the  scientific approach is the only "research" that can provide
MS>DT> an  "inside 
MS>DT> look" at something.  
MS> 
MS>    What's the difference between "qualitative research" and what's
MS>dismissed  as "anecdotal accounts"?
MS>    I suspect little more than the Ph.D. or Ed.D. of the
MS>"researcher"!  
Maybe it's the Stu. P.Ed.  Ever consider that?
MS>DT> Speaking of elephants....I think that the study of elephants is a
MS>DT> qualitative project.....observing the animal in its natural 
MS>DT> element....noting consistencies in its behavior and over time 
MS>DT> "discovering" an "explanation" regarding elephant behavior.  
MS> 
MS>    Meaningful elephant research might be _quantitative_: herd size
MS>change  over a decade.
You are so funny.  I like it when you pretend to know what you are 
talking about.
Dan
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