ICONOCLASM VERSUS INNOVATION - BUILDING A SCIENCE OF FAMILY-THERAPY - COMMENTS ON MOON, DILLON, AND SPRENKLE Academic Article

abstract

• We dispute Moon, Dillon, and Sprenkle's (1990) claims regarding the unique advantages of qualitative methods and inherent limitations of traditional quantitative approaches for addressing the needs of family therapy research. We support the role of qualitative research as a generative phase in theory development and concur that exclusive allegiance to a standard set of research methods may limit our attention to important family therapy processes. However, we also assert the need to document generalizability of informal observations through controlled procedures using appropriate quantitative techniques. Both ethical and practical considerations demand that we document treatment efficacy based on a science of family therapy. Copyright 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

authors

• Snyder, Douglas

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY

author list (cited authors)

• CAVELL, T. A., & SNYDER, D. K.

citation count

• 7

complete list of authors

• CAVELL, TA||SNYDER, DK

publication date

• January 1991

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Marital and Family Therapy  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1991.tb00880.x

start page

• 167

end page

• 171

volume

• 17

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.1991.tb00880.x