A demonstration of the advantages of qualitative methodologies in stuttering research

By J. Tetnowski, Jack S. Damico. 2001

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Abstract Much of the recent literature in the field of stuttering has a primary reliance on experimental designs and quantitative analysis. Since human communication is complex and multidimensional, it is difficult to study in an unnatural experimental setting. This paper proposes an alternative methodology for queries into the complex behaviors that are associated with stuttering. Qualitative methodologies have already been used as effective research tools in anthropology, sociology, and several other social sciences. Their emergence in the field of speech-language pathology is recent. The purpose of these paper is to justify the use of qualitative methodologies as an adjunct and/or alternative to more traditional experimental methodologies. Educational Objectives: The reader will learn and be able to (1) describe the objectives of qualitative research, (2) contrast quantitative and qualitative research goals and methods, and (3) list the major strengths and weaknesses of qualitative research.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Language and Linguistics

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