本文扼要考察定性方法在方法论上的地位与特性。这部分工作涉及如下四类问题:1定性与定量的区别何在?2定性与理论的关系为何?3定性如何进行控制?4定性能否加以类推?一旦厘清定性研究的特性之后,研究者将不难判别选择定性与定量方法的时机,以研究方法为利器,促成“中国研究”的发展与茁壮。 This article briefly examines the methodological status and characteristics of qualitative methods. This part of the work involves the following four types of questions: 1 What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative? 2 What is the relationship between qualitative and theoretical? 3 How to control the qualitative? 4 Qualitative can be analogized? Once the characterization of qualitative research, the researchers will not Difficult to judge the timing of the selection of qualitative and quantitative methods to research methods as a weapon to promote “China Studies ” development and robust.