Abstract
Although researchers have been combining multiple research strategies and mixing methods ‘forever’ in community studies and in evaluation research, the ‘coming of age’ of mixed methods as a specific genre of research, and its declaration as a third major approach (after quantitative and qualitative), is relatively recent (Johnson & Onweugbuzie 2004). In consequence, literature within the area continues to grapple with a range of unresolved or otherwise troublesome issues, such as standardisation of nomenclature; issues of ontology and epistemology; issues of sampling and validity; and what it really means to integrate methods and analyses (Moran-Ellis et al 2006; Teddlie & Tashakkori 2003).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 127-131 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- computer software
- mixed methods research