As large language models (LLMs) continue to advance, evaluating their comprehensive
capabilities becomes significant for their application in various fields. This research study …

Toulmin's model of argumentation, developed in 1958, has guided much argumentation
research in education. However, argumentation theory in philosophy and cognitive science …

Ensuring alignment, which refers to making models behave in accordance with human
intentions [1, 2], has become a critical task before deploying large language models (LLMs) …

BACKGROUND Grounded theory (GT) is a research approach in which data collection and
analysis take place simultaneously. Each part informs the other, in order to construct …

Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting
social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book …

Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) have exhibited remarkable performance on
various Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. However, there is a current hot debate …

Consumer research is characterized by two types of research contributions: qualitative
researchers propose original theory and quantitative researchers test existing theory. We …

We propose a more explicit role for abductive reasoning, or the development of initial
explanation, in hypothetico-deductive (HD) inquiry. We begin by describing the roots of …

This article moves from deconstruction to reconstruction in research methodology. It
proposes pragmatism as a way to escape from epistemological deadlock. We first show that …

Focussing on the phases of qualitative research which precede and follow fieldwork–design,
analysis, and textualization–this book offers new theoretical tools to tackle one of the most …