John W Ratcliffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5992879 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Ratcliffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Ratcliffe |
| SIGNATURE | RATCLIFFE J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Notions of Validity in Qualitative Research Methodology
This essay has two objectives. The first is to argue, from both philosophical and empirical perspectives, that all approaches to inquiry are inherently qualitative in nature. The second is to demonstrate that the evolution of inquiry systems has progressed through five distinct stages, each of which can be distinguished by a particular set of assumptions and procedures that inform the inquiry process. Each evolutionary stage also possesses its ow…
Poverty, Politics, and Fertility: The Anomaly of Kerala
IO n the surface, the small state of Kerala, located at the southwestern tip of the Indian peninsula, gives little impression that it is playing a significant and exciting role in the Indian demographic context. It is a poor state, even by Indian standards; its per capita income of U.S. $80 is substantially lower than the all-India average of U.S. $110. The daily per capita calorie intake is well below the all-India average;1 on this basis, 90 pe…
Analyst Biases in KAP Surveys: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
The analysis phase of the KAP survey, in which meanings are ascribed to found empirical relationships, has largely been ignored in investigations of this data-gathering method. In order to determine the extent to which a lack of familiarity with the culture of data origin might influence survey interpretation, standardized KAP survey data from Bangladesh were presented to four groups of analysts who differed in degree of familiarity with the Bang…
Notions of Validity in Qualitative Research Methodology
This essay has two objectives. The first is to argue, from both philosophical and empirical perspectives, that all approaches to inquiry are inherently qualitative in nature. The second is to demonstrate that the evolution of inquiry systems has progressed through five distinct stages, each of which can be distinguished by a particular set of assumptions and procedures that inform the inquiry process. Each evolutionary stage also possesses its ow…
Analyst Biases in KAP Surveys: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
The analysis phase of the KAP survey, in which meanings are ascribed to found empirical relationships, has largely been ignored in investigations of this data-gathering method. In order to determine the extent to which a lack of familiarity with the culture of data origin might influence survey interpretation, standardized KAP survey data from Bangladesh were presented to four groups of analysts who differed in degree of familiarity with the Bang…
Analyst Biases in KAP Surveys: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
The analysis phase of the KAP survey, in which meanings are ascribed to found empirical relationships, has largely been ignored in investigations of this data-gathering method. In order to determine the extent to which a lack of familiarity with the culture of data origin might influence survey interpretation, standardized KAP survey data from Bangladesh were presented to four groups of analysts who differed in degree of familiarity with the Bang…
Poverty, Politics, and Fertility: The Anomaly of Kerala
IO n the surface, the small state of Kerala, located at the southwestern tip of the Indian peninsula, gives little impression that it is playing a significant and exciting role in the Indian demographic context. It is a poor state, even by Indian standards; its per capita income of U.S. $80 is substantially lower than the all-India average of U.S. $110. The daily per capita calorie intake is well below the all-India average;1 on this basis, 90 pe…
Notions of Validity in Qualitative Research Methodology
This essay has two objectives. The first is to argue, from both philosophical and empirical perspectives, that all approaches to inquiry are inherently qualitative in nature. The second is to demonstrate that the evolution of inquiry systems has progressed through five distinct stages, each of which can be distinguished by a particular set of assumptions and procedures that inform the inquiry process. Each evolutionary stage also possesses its ow…
Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Applied Psychology (1 works) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (1 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 works)