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A new foundation for methodological triangulation.

Mark W Risjord1, Sandra B Dunbar, Margaret F Moloney

  • 1Department of Philosophy, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. mrisjor@emory.edu

Journal of Nursing Scholarship : an Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
|September 20, 2002
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Methodological triangulation, combining qualitative and quantitative research, enhances theory confirmation. This approach offers a more robust understanding than single methods alone, improving scientific theory validation.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Science
  • Research Methodology

Background:

  • Methodological triangulation is debated regarding its impact on theory confirmation.
  • Existing views often presuppose differences in theory structures based on method type.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate how combining qualitative and quantitative methods enhances theory confirmation.
  • To propose a coherence model for theory structure and confirmation.

Main Methods:

  • Analytic essay examining the philosophy of science.
  • Critique of presuppositions in the debate over methodological triangulation.
  • Development of a coherence model for theory confirmation.

Main Results:

  • Qualitative and quantitative methods yield theories of similar structure.

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  • Both methods contribute to theory confirmation in analogous ways.
  • Combined methods offer a greater degree of theory confirmation than individual methods.

    • Conclusions:

    • A coherence model supports the blending of methodological triangulation.
    • Triangulation enhances completeness, abductive reasoning, and confirmation.
    • This model addresses methodological dominance and identifies disconfirmation pathways.