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Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education

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Part of the book series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education ((CERC,volume 19))

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Among the many approaches to research, a broad classification distinguishes between the quantitative and the qualitative. Boundaries may be difficult to determine, and the approaches may not be mutually exclusive. Nevertheless, the two approaches deserve focus because they permit different types of insights.

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    Gregory P. Fairbrother

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  2. Dept. of International Education and Lifelong Learning, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong

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  3. University of Hong Kong Fac. Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Mark Mason

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Fairbrother, G.P. (2014). Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Comparative Education. In: Bray, M., Adamson, B., Mason, M. (eds) Comparative Education Research. CERC Studies in Comparative Education, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05594-7_3

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