Journal•ISSN: 1558-6898
Journal of Mixed Methods Research
SAGE Publishing
About: Journal of Mixed Methods Research is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Multimethodology & Qualitative research. It has an ISSN identifier of 1558-6898. Over the lifetime, 484 publications have been published receiving 38819 citations. The journal is also known as: JMMR.
Topics: Multimethodology, Qualitative research, Computer science, Transformative learning, Participatory action research
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how the field of mixed methods currently is being defined and discussed the criteria of demarcation in mixed methods research, and concluded that mixed methods are one of the three major research paradigms.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine how the field of mixed methods currently is being defined. The authors asked many of the current leaders in mixed methods research how they define mixed methods research. The authors provide the leaders' definitions and discuss the content found as they searched for the criteria of demarcation. The authors provide a current answer to the question, What is mixed methods research? They also briefly summarize the recent history of mixed methods and list several issues that need additional work as the field continues to advance. They argue that mixed methods research is one of the three major “research paradigms” (quantitative research, qualitative research, and mixed methods research). The authors hope this article will contribute to the ongoing dialogue about how mixed methods research is defined and conceptualized by its practitioners.
6,049 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a discussion of mixed methods sampling techniques, which combines well-established qualitative and quantitative techniques in creative ways to answer research questions posed by MM research designs.
Abstract: This article presents a discussion of mixed methods (MM) sampling techniques. MM sampling involves combining well-established qualitative and quantitative techniques in creative ways to answer research questions posed by MM research designs. Several issues germane to MM sampling are presented including the differences between probability and purposive sampling and the probability-mixed-purposive sampling continuum. Four MM sampling prototypes are introduced: basic MM sampling strategies, sequential MM sampling, concurrent MM sampling, and multilevel MM sampling. Examples of each of these techniques are given as illustrations of how researchers actually generate MM samples. Finally, eight guidelines for MM sampling are presented.
3,256 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines several methodological issues associated with combining qualitative and quantitative methods by comparing the increasing interest in this topic with the earlier renewal of interest in qualitative research during the 1980s, and advocates a "pragmatic approach" as a new guiding paradigm in social science research methods.
Abstract: This article examines several methodological issues associated with combining qualitative and quantitative methods by comparing the increasing interest in this topic with the earlier renewal of interest in qualitative research during the 1980s. The first section argues for the value of Kuhn’s concept of paradigm shifts as a tool for examining changes in research fields such as social science research methodology. The next two sections consider the initial rise of the “metaphysical paradigm” that justified the renewed interest in qualitative research and the subsequent problems that have encouraged efforts to replace that paradigm. The final section of the paper advocates a “pragmatic approach” as a new guiding paradigm in social science research methods, both as a basis for supporting work that combines qualitative and quantitative methods and as a way to redirect our attention to methodological rather than metaphysical concerns.
2,637 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined findings from 20 interviews with U.K. social researchers, all of whom are practitioners of mixed methods research, and a wide variety of possible barriers to integrating mixed methods findings are presented.
Abstract: This article is concerned with the possibility that the development of mixed methods research is being hindered by the tendency that has been observed by some researchers for quantitative and qualitative findings either not to be integrated or to be integrated to only a limited extent. It examines findings from 20 interviews with U.K. social researchers, all of whom are practitioners of mixed methods research. From these interviews, a wide variety of possible barriers to integrating mixed methods findings are presented. The article goes on to suggest that more attention needs to be given to the writing of mixed methods articles.
1,279 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the practical relevance of pragmatic research as a research paradigm is explored through the example of a piece of practical pragmatic research that not only used both quantitative and qualitative research, but also used both qualitative and quantitative data.
Abstract: This article explores the practical relevance of pragmatism as a research paradigm through the example of a piece of pragmatic research that not only used both quantitative and qualitative research...
1,237 citations