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Research Article
The war between the quals and the quants: Is a lasting peace possible?
Article first published online: 4 NOV 2004
DOI: 10.1002/ev.1665
Copyright © 1994 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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New Directions for Program Evaluation
Special Issue: The Qualitative-Quantitative Debate: New Perspectives
Volume 1994, Issue 61, pages 23–36, Spring 1994
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How to Cite
Rossi, P. H. (1994), The war between the quals and the quants: Is a lasting peace possible?. New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1994: 23–36. doi: 10.1002/ev.1665
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- Article first published online: 4 NOV 2004
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Abstract
The historical roots and current sources of the conflict between quantitative and qualitative evaluation styles is explored in this chapter, and a proposal for reconciliation is advanced that marks out separate turfs for the contending parties.