[LIBRO][B] Complexity theory and the social sciences: The state of the art
D Byrne, G Callaghan - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …
Paradoxes and pitfalls in using fuzzy set QCA: Illustrations from a critical review of a study of educational inequality
Charles Ragin's crisp set and fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA and
fsQCA) are being used by increasing numbers of social scientists interested in combining …
fsQCA) are being used by increasing numbers of social scientists interested in combining …
Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: an illustration from the sociology of education
Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is often used with small to medium samples
where the researcher has good case knowledge. Employing it to analyse large survey …
where the researcher has good case knowledge. Employing it to analyse large survey …
The limits of social science: Causal explanation and value relevance
M Hammersley - 2014 - torrossa.com
At the start of his book Forms of Explanation, Alan Garfinkel (1990: vii) asks:'If social science
is the answer, what is the question?'This is not an idle quip, his whole book is about the …
is the answer, what is the question?'This is not an idle quip, his whole book is about the …
Using case‐based approaches to analyse large datasets: a comparison of Ragin's fsQCA and fuzzy cluster analysis
The paper undertakes a comparison of Ragin's fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis
with cluster analysis. After describing key features of both methods, it uses a simple invented …
with cluster analysis. After describing key features of both methods, it uses a simple invented …
Qualitative comparative analysis in education research: Its current status and future potential
Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) is a set-theoretic configurational approach that uses
the logic of Boolean algebra to conceptualize and empirically examine potentially complex …
the logic of Boolean algebra to conceptualize and empirically examine potentially complex …
Students' approaches to open‐ended science investigation: The importance of substantive and procedural understanding
R Roberts, R Gott, J Glaesser - Research Papers in Education, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates the respective roles of substantive and procedural understanding
with regard to students' ability to carry out an open‐ended science investigation. The …
with regard to students' ability to carry out an open‐ended science investigation. The …
Selectivity and flexibility in the German secondary school system: A configurational analysis of recent data from the German socio-economic panel
Debate continues in many European countries about both equality of opportunity and the
continuing wastage of talent, and the ways in which differing systems of secondary …
continuing wastage of talent, and the ways in which differing systems of secondary …
Qualitative work and the testing and development of theory: Lessons from a study combining cross-case and within-case analysis via Ragin's QCA
Charles RAGIN's work, especially his development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis
(QCA), offers social scientists a way of bringing together the strengths of the qualitative and …
(QCA), offers social scientists a way of bringing together the strengths of the qualitative and …
[LIBRO][B] Expected and unexpected consequences of the educational expansion in Europe and the US: theoretical approaches and empirical findings in comparative …
The second half of the twentieth century has been a period of educational expansion in
western societies (Schofer and Meyer 2005). Germany, a country with a comparatively …
western societies (Schofer and Meyer 2005). Germany, a country with a comparatively …