La comparaison internationale et les données de terrain - Des incomparables au cas-limite

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ID12102740
AuthorsMarianne Woollven (0009-0009-6169-9752, ACTé (Université Clermont Auvergne, Université Blaise Pascal) Centre Max Weber - DPCS (ENS de Lyon), corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume130
Issue1
Pages26-39
Publication date2016-03-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0759-1063 • E-ISSN: 2070-2779
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0759106315627588
OpenAlexW2330853385
LanguageFR
References cited16

International Comparison and Field Data - Incomparables in Borderline Cases - Although the collection of similar material is presented as a strong methodological requirement in comparative research, incomparables are common, even inevitable. Based on a qualitative sociological survey on dyslexia in France and the UK, this article shows how empirical data initially envisaged as comparison residuals could be included in the analysis in two ways. On one hand, the finding that data on British speech therapy was incomparable with French data led to reorienting the investigation towards the establishment of more relevant and comparable material. In addition, two British schools with no French equivalent have been considered as borderline cases which enriched the description and analysis

Geography · Sociology · Education, sociology, and vocational training · French Language Learning Methods · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

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