> On 20 Jun 2018, at 3:13 pm, Ali Ilhan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Surveys might be problematic in your context, but they have their uses. For
> some types of research questions, they are the best tool we have. For some
> others, they are an absolute pain in the neck. You can say the same thing
> easily for experiments, interviews, ethnography etc.
Without extending this discussion much further than I have already, I will just say that I think your ecumenical approach underestimates the extent of the validity crisis in survey research. It’s not a case of horses for courses. Some horses are born lame and are best euthanised.
David
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