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Re-examining a false dichotomy: on the contemporary methods in educational research

Barry Cooper, Judith Glaesser, Roger Gomm and Martyn Hammersley: Challenging the qualitative–quantitative divide: Explorations in case-focused causal analysis. London & New York: Continuum, 2012, 288pp PB, 240pp HB, £24.99 PB, £75 HB

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Runhardt, R.W. Re-examining a false dichotomy: on the contemporary methods in educational research. Metascience 23, 343–346 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-013-9870-7

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