Is it Really “Yesterday’s War”? What Gadamer Has to Say About What Gets Counted

In this paper, the authors address the perceived recent trend of funding and publishing bodies that seem to have taken a regard of qualitative research as a subordinate to, or even a subset of, quantitative research. In this reflection, they pull on insights that Hans-Georg Gadamer offered around t...

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Main Authors: Nancy J Moules, Lorraine Venturato, Catherine M Laing, James C Field
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: University of Calgary 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cfbc96fcecc746e88a577bb4ada16da3
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Summary:In this paper, the authors address the perceived recent trend of funding and publishing bodies that seem to have taken a regard of qualitative research as a subordinate to, or even a subset of, quantitative research. In this reflection, they pull on insights that Hans-Georg Gadamer offered around the history of the natural and human science bifurcation, ending with a plea that qualitative research needs to be received, appraised, judged, and promoted by different lenses and criteria of value.