Chapter 6 Building back better in Sri Lanka: a mixed method approach to comparative policy evaluation

Abstract

The term, ‘mixed methods’ is, of course, very broad. In general, though, it is used to describe an approach which combines more than one type of data or more than one type of analysis and, more often than not, refers to research which draws on both qualitative and quantitative data and analyses. This chapter analyses the methods adopted in a two-year study of Sri Lanka's post-tsunami housing policy, showing how quantitative and qualitative data can be triangulated in a variety of ways, and demonstrating the value of qualitative methods in contributing to understanding of different aspects of policy process and impact.

Citation

Lyons, M. (2008), "Chapter 6 Building back better in Sri Lanka: a mixed method approach to comparative policy evaluation", Maginn, P.J., Thompson, S. and Tonts, M. (Ed.) Qualitative Housing Analysis: An International Perspective (Studies in Qualitative Methodology, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 141-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1042-3192(08)10006-4