Timing Is Everything
The Utility of Time-Series Analysis to Capture Causality in Qualitative Case-Based Policy Inquiry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757609 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Reid Kerrigan (0000-0001-6641-7034, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA, corresponding author), A T Johnson (0000-0002-9848-2727, Rowan University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 296-314 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002764218819692 |
| OpenAlex | W2905825757 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
While policy researchers call for new approaches to support the analysis of complex policies, the dominance of experimental and quasi-experimental designs limits the field's possibilities. Innovative yet rigorous qualitative methods have been overlooked, despite strong arguments by seminal qualitative methodologists about the appropriateness of qualitative research for inquiry situated in particular contexts and that recognizes the influence of time, place, people, and belief systems on outcomes. We argue that qualitative time-series analysis is one such overlooked approach that has greater potential for educational policy research because of its ability to address complexity in causal relationships. This article contributes to the policy and methodological literature in two ways: First, by providing a synthesis of available methodological literature on qualitative time-series analysis; and second, by providing two illustrative qualitative case studies that used different time-series approaches to examine policy development over time while accounting for the contextual factors and meaning-making that inform policy and shape the policy process. The article concludes with a discussion of the contribution of qualitative time-series analysis for policy research with examples from the cases
Causality (physics) · Dominance (genetics) · Economics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics) · Management science · Policy analysis · Political science · Positive economics · Process (computing) · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative comparative analysis · Qualitative research · Situated · Social science · Sociology · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Educational Assessment and Improvement · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Policy Transfer and Learning
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Theories of the Policy Process
The art of case study research
Agendas, alternatives, and public policies
Reframing Public Policy
Qualitative Data Analysis in Health Psychology
The Limits of Social Science
Case Study Research
Qualitative Interviewing
Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
A Part But Apart
The lessons of learning
Beyond Empiricism
Predicting Conflict in Space and Time
Causal Explanation, Qualitative Research, and Scientific Inquiry in Education
The Politics of Performance Funding for Higher Education
The Politics of Education in Kenyan Universities
The Importance of Qualitative Research for Causal Explanation in Education
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |