Qualitative versus quantitative research design: A plea for paradigmatic tolerance in educational research

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 477-495

  Smeyers, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 0039146094     PISSN: 03098249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9752.00239     Document Type: Article

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