Studying Empirically Religious Development

Interview, Repertory Grid, and Specific Questionnaire Techniques

Bibliographic Data

ID13824432
AuthorsSusanne Huber (0000-0001-8196-5207, corresponding author), Stefan Huber (0000-0002-5842-5859), K Helmut Reich, Dominik Schenker
Year2002
Volume24
Issue1
Pages180-201
Publication date2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchive for the Psychology of Religion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6724 • E-ISSN: 1573-6121
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1163/157361203x00318
OpenAlexW1975752877
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

As is well known, research methods fall into two broad classes: quantitative and qualitative methods.Sometimes, the respective protagonists claim a superiority of one class over the other.In contrast, the view taken here is that each has its stronger and weaker points: the optimum choice depends on the research aim (as detailed above), and it may well involve a combination of both types (cf.Bucher & Reich, 1993, pp.90-92, "Wider ein Methodenmonopol" [Against a methodological monopoly]).In our subsequent accounts, such combinations will be indicated.No overall inclusive methodological review is aimed at here, but simply a report on our personal experience with relevant methods for studying religious development, namely interview techniques (K.H.R.) the repertory grid technique (S.H.), as well as design and use of a specific questionnaire, which uses experience gained from interviewing as input, and combines qualitative and quantitative approaches (D.S.)

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