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Evaluation Review, Vol. 7, No. 4, 437-466 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8300700402

The Formalization of Qualitative Research

An Adaptation of "Soft" Science to the Policy World

William A. Firestone

Research for Better Schools Philadelphia, PA

Robert E. Herriott

Concord, MA

Formalization of qualitative research (that is, case study or ethnographic research) is a major adaptation to the policy world that includes codification of research questions before fieldwork starts, standardization of data collection procedures through semistruc tured interviews, and reduction of verbal data to categories. The histories offive multisite, qualitative policy studies were examined to see how much variation in formalization reflected the technical requirements of the research problem, the demands of the federal client, and the preferences of the project team and its professional network. The research team has the greatest influence although the client sets broad limits on what is possible.


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