title: The qualitative-quantitative dualism.
abstract: Similarities and differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods are presented; various bases for the choice of a methodology are addressed. Practical solutions to the quandaries posed by the qualitative-quantitative dichotomy are explicated, with supporting methodological examples for nursing research studies. Finally, an ontological-epistemological foundation for a human science approach to nursing research is proposed as a means of obviating the qualitative-quantitative dichotomy.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012107:Research Design