Alan Bryman is Professor of Organizationaland Social Research, School of Management, Universityof Leicester, UK.

• VOLUME ONE: EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND ONTOLOGICAL ISSUESPART ONE: THE PARADIGM WARSThe Paradigm Wars - M HammersleyReports from the FrontParadigm Wars - A OakleySome Thoughts on a Personal and Public TrajectoryParadigm Wars - L DattaA Basis for Peaceful Co-Existence and BeyondPART TWO: RESISTANCE TO COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHClosing Down the Conversation - J K Smith and L HeshusiusThe End of the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate Among Educational EnquirersEpistemological and Methodological Bases of Naturalistic Inquiry - E G Guba and Y S LincolnAn Uneasy Alliance - D R BuchananCombining Qualitative and Quantitative ResearchRevisiting the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate - J E M Sale, L H Lohfeld and K BrazilImplications for Mixed-Methods ResearchPART THREE: ACCOMMODATIONOn the Relations Among Educational Research Paradigms - R C RistFrom Disdain to DetenteAn Opportunity Lost? - J K SmithAgainst the Quantitative-Qualitative Incompatibility Thesis or Dogmas Die Hard - K R HoweAccommodation - W A FirestoneToward a Paradigm-Praxis DialecticBeyond Qualitative Versus Quantitative Methods - C S Reichardt and T D CookPART FOUR: FEMINISM AND THE QUANTITATIVE-QUALITATIVE DEBATEGender, Methodology and People′s Ways of Knowing - A OakleySome Problems with Feminism and the Paradigm Debate in Social ScienceQuantitative and Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences - T E Jayaratne and A J StewartCurrent Feminist Issues and Practical StrategiesMethods, Practice and Epistemology - M MaynardThe Debate About Feminism and ResearchThe Relationship Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research - C Griffin and A PhoenixLessons From Feminist PsychologyPART FIVE: MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH AS A DISTINCTIVE APPROACHResearching Public Health - F BaumBehind the Qualitative-Quantitative Methodological DebateMixed Methods Research - R B Johnson and A J OnwuegbuzieA Research Paradigm Whose Time Has ComeIssues and Dilemmas in Teaching Research Methods Courses in Social and Behavioural Sciences - A Tashakkori and C TeddlieU S PerspectiveMixed Methodology - A Tashakkori and C TeddlieCombining Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesVOLUME TWO: MIXING METHODS AND TRIANGULATIONPART ONE: CLASSIC STATEMENT ON TRIANGULATIONConstruct Validity in Psychological Tests - L J Cronbach and P E MeehlConvergent and Discriminant Validation by the Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix - D T Campbell and D W FiskeUnobtrusive Measures - E J Webb et alNonreactive Research in the Social SciencesThe Research Act in Sociology - N K DenzinTheoretical Introduction to Sociological MethodsMixing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods - T D JickTriangulation in ActionPART TWO: TRIANGULATION IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTSMixing Qualitative Methods - R S BarbourQuality Assurance or Qualitative QuagmireTriangulation of Qualitative Methods - H S Wilson and S A HutchinsonHeideggerian Hermeneutics and Grounded TheoryTriangulation in Qualitative Research - K A Knafl and B J BreitmeyerIssues of Conceptual Clarity and PurposePART THREE: CRITICISMS OF THE CONCEPT OF TRIANGULATIONA Critique of the Use of Triangulation in Social Research - N BlaikieLinking Data - N Fielding and J FieldingPART FOUR: EXTENSIONS OF THE CONCEPT OF TRIANGULATIONApproaches to Qualitative-Quantitative Methodological Triangulation - J MorseMetatriangulation - M W Lewis and A J GrimesBuilding Theory from Multiple ParadigmsTriangulation Revisited - U FlickStrategy of Validation or AlternativeThe Value of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Nursing Research by Means of Method Triangulation - C Foss and B EllefsonMethodological Triangulation in Nursing Research - M Risjord, M Moloney and S DunbarTriangulation in Organizational Research - J W Cox and J HassardA RepresentationPART FIVE: RECONCILING FINDINGSReconciling Conflicting Results Derived from Experimental and Survey Studies of Attitude Change - C I HovlandCollision or Collusion? A Discussion of the Unplanned Triangulation of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods - D Deacon, A Bryman and N FentonMethodological Triangulation in Researching Families - A Perlesz and J LindsayMaking Sense of Dissonant DataPART SIX: RESEARCH ON TRIANGULATION AND OTHER APPROACHES TO MIXING METHODSToward a Conceptual Framework for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs - J C Greene, V J Caracelli and W F GrahamIntegrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research - A BrymanHow Is It Done?VOLUME THREE: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHPART ONE: GENERAL OVERVIEWS OF WAYS OF COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHThe Integration of Fieldwork and Survey Methods - S D SieberQuality and Quantity in Social Research - A BrymanPractical Strategies for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods - D L MorganApplications for Health ResearchCombining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches - J BrannenAn OverviewDeconstructing the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide - M HammersleyPART TWO: COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THE VIEW FROM EVALUATION RESEARCHThe Whole Is Greater - M L SmithCombining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Evaluation StudiesNumbers and Words Revisited - G B Rossman and B L WilsonBeing Shamelessly EclecticPART THREE: MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH IN VARIOUS CONTEXTSEthnography and Experiment in Social Psychological Theory-Building - G A Fine and K D ElsbachTactics for Integrating Qualitative Field Data with Quantitative Lab DataAn Exploration of the Epistemological Intricacies of Using Qualitative Data to Develop a Quantitative Measure of User Views of Health Care - J Coyle and B WilliamsCommunication and Cognition in Appraisal - D P Gioia, A Donnellon and H P SimsA Tale of Two ParadigmsMixed Methods, Mixed Methodology Health Services Research in Practice - P L JohnstoneCombining Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling, Data Collection and Analysis Techniques in Mixed-Method Studies - M SandelowskiDesigning a Mixed Methods Study in Primary Care - J W Creswell, M D Fetters and N V IvankovaAdvantages Gained by Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data in a Longitudinal Study - C G WengerSalvaging Quantitative Research with Qualitative Data - D Weinholtz, B Kacer and T RocklinPART FOUR: SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AND QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE EVIDENCEStorylines of Research in Diffusion of Innovation - T Greenhalgh et alA Metanarrative Approach to Systematic ReviewSynthesizing Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence - M Dixon-Woods et alA Review of Possible MethodsPART FIVE: APPRAISING MIXED-METHODS RESEARCHA Strategy to Identify Critical Appraisal Criteria for Primary Mixed-Methods Studies - J E M Sale and K BrazilVOLUME FOUR: EXAMPLES OF COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHPART ONE: EARLY CASE STUDIES OF COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHResearch Methods for the Study of Conflict and Co-Operation - W F WhyteOn the Reconciliation of Qualitative and Quantitative Analyses - M G TrendA Case StudyLiving Arrangements of Older Residents - I ConnidisAssessing Quantitative Results with Qualitative DataParticipant Observation in a Multiple-Methods Study of a Retirement Community - V W MarshallA Research NarrativePART TWO: EVALUATION CASE STUDIESMixed Method Evaluation - M Waysman and R SavayaA Case StudyUtilizing Mixed-Method Research Design in Planning - J Gaber and S L GaberThe Case of 14th Street, New York CityPART THREE: COMBINING SURVEYS WITH QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWSTriangulation in Action - S Herman and C P EgriIntegration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Research Environmental LeadershipCombining Qualitative and Quantitative Data in the Longitudinal Study of Household Allocations - H Laurie and O SullivanYoung People, Alcohol and Designer Drinks - K Hughes et alA Quantitative and Qualitative StudyLone Motherhood and Socio-Economic Disadvantage - K Rowlingson and S McKayInsights from Quantitative and Qualitative EvidencePART FOUR: SAMPLING AND MEASUREMENT ISSUESQualitative Sampling in a Multi-Method Survey - B Nickel et alUsing Focus Groups to Develop Health Surveys - K O′BrienAn Example from Research on Social Relationships and AIDS-Preventive BehaviorPART FIVE: DIVERSE APPROACHES TO COMBINING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCHLabor Management in the Southern Textile Industry - J E Coverdill, W Finlay and J K MartinComparing Qualitative, Quantitative and Qualitative Comparative AnalysisValuing the `Value of Life′ - S Chilton et alA Case of Constructed Preferences?Methodology Versus Scholarship? Overcoming the Divide in Analyzing Identity Narratives of People with Cancer - C SealeCombining Classificatory and Discursive Methods - M I TullochConsistency and Variability in Responses to the Threat of CrimeUntangling the Relationship Between Displayed Emotions and Organizational Sales - R I Sutton and A RafealiThe Case of Convenience StoresComplementary Use of Qualitative and Quantitative Cultural Assessment Models - C A YauchA Multi-Method Approach to the Study of School Class Size Differences - P BlatchfordSpeaking With Forked Tongue? Two Styles of Observation in the ORACLE Project - M Galton and S Delamont