1999
DOI: 10.1080/136455799295113
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Combining quantitative and qualitative research methods in the study of international migration

Abstract: This paper examines some of the conceptual and definitional constraints associated with the use of statistical data on international migration in Europe. It explores the research potential of using large-scale international datasets in qualitative research, with particular reference to migration data in cross-national social research. The approach suggested is to identify specific reference data subsets with the aid of detailed documentation and metadata, and to use carefully selected migration data as indicat… Show more

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“…Some basic methodological principles for a critical geography of migration include interdisciplinary and comparative studies that can increase awareness of general trends and alternative approaches. According to Singleton (1999) the subject matter of international migration is cross -national in scope, whilst international migration statistics are the products of national government ministries, administrations and statistical institutes. The counting tools used to measure the phenomena associated with the movement of people across borders are limited, conceptually, linguistically and within the legal definitions applied by each national jurisdiction.…”
Section: Materials and Methods Of Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some basic methodological principles for a critical geography of migration include interdisciplinary and comparative studies that can increase awareness of general trends and alternative approaches. According to Singleton (1999) the subject matter of international migration is cross -national in scope, whilst international migration statistics are the products of national government ministries, administrations and statistical institutes. The counting tools used to measure the phenomena associated with the movement of people across borders are limited, conceptually, linguistically and within the legal definitions applied by each national jurisdiction.…”
Section: Materials and Methods Of Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recently migration research has significantly developed with the advent of different academic programs integrated in many disciplines and with the emergence of migration-specific journals (Vargas-Silva, 2012). However, migration friendly and migration sensitive research techniques do not seem to appear until recently (Singleton, 1999;DeTona, Frisina, & Ganga, 2010). The precarious situation migrants, in general, live in is not conducive to bringing under research initiative.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Second, the literature on social mobility is dominated by quantitativelyoriented studies that detect general intra-and intergenerational mobility patterns (e.g., Breen 2004;King and Ruiz-Gelices 2003;Li et al 1996; for the criticism of quantitatively oriented research on migration and social mobility see, e.g., Singleton 1999;Bertaux and Thompson 2006). While gaining a general insight into the quantifiable changes in social fluidity of today's societies, we hardly know the mechanisms of the highly skilled social mobility.…”
Section: Gaps In the Literature On Social Mobility Of The Highly Skilmentioning
confidence: 99%