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Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis. Field Methods, 28(3), 300-315. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822x15598974

We discuss a recent development in the set theoretic analysis of data sets characterized by limited diversity. Ragin, in developing his Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), developed a standard analysis that produces parsimonious, intermediate, an... Read More about Qualitative Comparative Analysis, necessary conditions and limited diversity: some problematic consequences of Schneider and Wagemann’s Enhanced Standard Analysis.

Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education (2015)
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Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19(4), 445-459. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2015.1033799

Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is often used with small to medium samples where the researcher has good case knowledge. Employing it to analyse large survey datasets, without in-depth case knowledge, raises new challenges. We present... Read More about Exploring the robustness of set theoretic findings from a large n fsQCA: An illustration from the sociology of education.

Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change? (2015)
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Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2016). Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change?. Quality and Quantity, 50(1), 327-346. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-014-0151-3

Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and related set theoretic methods are increasingly popular. This is a welcome development, since it encourages systematic configurational analyses of social phenomena. One downside of this growth in popu... Read More about Analysing necessity and sufficiency with Qualitative Comparative Analysis: how do results vary as case weights change?.

Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany (2014)
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Glaesser, J., & Cooper, B. (2014). Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany. Sociology, 48(3), 463-481. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038513490352

Both Rational Action Theory (RAT) and Bourdieu’s habitus theory are employed to explain educational decision-making. RAT assumes that decision-making involves cost-benefit analysis, while habitus theory sees educational pathways as shaped by disposit... Read More about Using Rational Action Theory and Bourdieu's Habitus theory together to account for Educational Decision-making in England and Germany.

Schneider and Wagemann's proposed Enhanced Standard Analysis for Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Some unresolved problems and some suggestions for addressing them. COMPASSS Working Paper 2014-77 (2014)
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Cooper, B., Glaesser, J., & Thomson, S. Schneider and Wagemann's proposed Enhanced Standard Analysis for Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Some unresolved problems and some suggestions for addressing them. COMPASSS Working Paper 2014-77

Ragin's (2008) Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) provides a way of undertaking case-based configurational analysis, focusing on necessary and sufficient conditions. QCA is increasingly used to undertake systematic set-theoretic analyses of small... Read More about Schneider and Wagemann's proposed Enhanced Standard Analysis for Ragin's Qualitative Comparative Analysis: Some unresolved problems and some suggestions for addressing them. COMPASSS Working Paper 2014-77.

Exploring the consequences of a recalibration of causal conditions when assessing sufficiency with fuzzy set QCA (2013)
Journal Article
Glaesser, J., & Cooper, B. (2014). Exploring the consequences of a recalibration of causal conditions when assessing sufficiency with fuzzy set QCA. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 17(4), 387-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2013.769782

The use of Charles Ragin’s Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is increasing in the social sciences. However, some of its characteristics, especially those of its fuzzy set variant, are still not well understood by users. QCA, a set theoretic meth... Read More about Exploring the consequences of a recalibration of causal conditions when assessing sufficiency with fuzzy set QCA.

Gender, parental education and ability: their interacting roles in predicting GCSE success (2012)
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Glaesser, J., & Cooper, B. (2012). Gender, parental education and ability: their interacting roles in predicting GCSE success. Cambridge Journal of Education, 42(4), 463-480. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2012.733346

We investigate the relations between gender, parental education, ability, and educational achievement in Britain, focusing on the way in which gender and parental education interact with ability to contribute to a pupil’s obtaining secondary school q... Read More about Gender, parental education and ability: their interacting roles in predicting GCSE success.

Qualitative Work and The Testing and Development of Theory: Lessons from a Study combining Cross-Case and Within-Case Analysis via Ragin's QCA (2012)
Journal Article
Cooper, B., & Glaesser, J. (2012). Qualitative Work and The Testing and Development of Theory: Lessons from a Study combining Cross-Case and Within-Case Analysis via Ragin's QCA. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung, 13(2), Article 4

Charles RAGIN's work, especially his development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), offers social scientists a way of bringing together the strengths of the qualitative and quantitative traditions. QCA takes a case-based rather than a variabl... Read More about Qualitative Work and The Testing and Development of Theory: Lessons from a Study combining Cross-Case and Within-Case Analysis via Ragin's QCA.

Educational achievement in selective and comprehensive local education authorities: a configurational analysis (2012)
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Glaesser, J., & Cooper, B. (2012). Educational achievement in selective and comprehensive local education authorities: a configurational analysis. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 33(2), 223-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2011.649833

Selective and comprehensive school systems vary in both the degree and timing of selection. To study the consequences of such variation, cross-national comparisons are usually undertaken. Given that cultural differences between countries affect pathw... Read More about Educational achievement in selective and comprehensive local education authorities: a configurational analysis.