Combining stories and numbers: A methodologic approach for a critical nursing science

Author(s): FordGilboe, M., Campbell, J. C.

Journal/Book: Advan Nurs Sci. 1998; 21: 7201 Mckinney Circle, Frederick, MD 21704. Aspen Publ Inc. 1-15.

Abstract: The critical paradigm is increasingly being recognized as an appropriate perspective for the development of nursing knowledge. While different research approaches including feminist, neo-Marxist, and participatory research have been described, all share the goals of empowerment, emancipation, and change. As a relatively new world-view for nursing, the concept of a critical nursing science faces much the same resistance as the interpretive paradigm did a decade ago. This article reviews the aims and assumptions of the critical paradigm; discusses the merits of combining stories and numbers for the agenda of change; and, using examples from our research, describes three strategies for combining stories and numbers in the critical paradigm.

Note: Article Berman H, Univ Western Ontario, Sch Nursing, London, ON N6A 3K7, CANADA

Keyword(s): critical nursing science; critical paradigm methodology methods; FEMINIST RESEARCH; CRITIQUE; SCHOLARSHIP; COMPROMISE; INQUIRY; FAMILY; DEBATE; RIGOR

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