Numbers and Narratives
Further reflections in the sociology of education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11167403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roy Nash (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 397-412 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142569022000015436 |
| OpenAlex | W2042970950 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 15 |
A realist framework, integrating qualitative and quantitative methods, is advocated for the sociology of education. The case for a 'numbers and narratives' approach is supported by an analysis of several fundamental problems. Realist forms of sociological explanation require specification of properties at the three distinct levels of social structure, individual disposition, and action within social practice. It is argued that the quantification of these properties is most satisfactorily achieved within a materialist theory of measurement. Many of the problems that arise with quantitative work are shown to have their origin in an inadequate theory of measurement and to be sustained by an unsound concept of 'statistical explanation'. It is concluded that the most satisfactory response to these problems, however, lies not in the celebration of qualitative work, situated in a relationship of opposition, but in the development of an integrated structure-disposition-practice explanatory scheme for the sociology of education
Action (physics · Disposition · Epistemology · Materialism · Narrative · Opposition (politics · Situated · Social science · Sociological theory · Sociology · Sociology of Education · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Cultural capital or habitus? Bourdieu and beyond in the explanation of enduring educational inequality
Explanation and quantification in educational research
The power of ‘evidence
Doing the right thing
The ability trap
Beyond the Divide Between Qualitative and Quantitative Research
Knowledge, Power and Educational Reform
Re-engaged students’ perceptions of mainstream and flexible learning environments – a ‘semi-quantitative’ approach
Extending sociological theorising on high ability
Reshaping school discipline with metrics
Cultural capital and habitus in context
School effectiveness’
Does British Sociology Count
Triangulation and integration
Uma visão antropológica da aplicação de questionários na pesquisa em educação
Durkheim's philosophy of science and the sociology of knowledge
Bourdieu
Equality of educational opportunity
The Concept of Mind
The Unintended Consequences of Social Action
Social Science under Debate
Michel Foucault
The Logic of Practice
The Common Mind
What is Real and What is Realism in Sociology
On the Practice of Sociology
Method in Social Science
Sociology and the Equality Debate
Moments of Social Inclusion and Exclusion Race, Class, and Cultural Capital in Family-School Relationships
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |