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Pragmatism and the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research.

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The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 432 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pragmatism.

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Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Social Research

TL;DR: The authors connect John Dewey's work on experience and inquiry to current issues in the study of social research, and also address the political concerns that link pragmatism and social justice.
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Why 'What Works' Still Won't Work: From Evidence-Based Education to Value-Based Education

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the epistemological, ontological and praxeological dimensions of the discussion and in each domain identify a deficit, namely knowledge deficit, effectiveness or efficacy deficit, and application deficit.
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Understanding and Applying Research Paradigms in Educational Contexts

TL;DR: The concept of research paradigm is one that many higher degree research students, and even early career researchers, find elusive to articulate, and challenging to apply in their research proposals as discussed by the authors.
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A guide to understanding social science research for natural scientists.

TL;DR: A guide to assist natural scientists in understanding the philosophical basis of social science to support the meaningful interpretation of social research outcomes and to promote the effective integration of the natural and social sciences to generate more insightful and relevant conservation research outcomes.
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Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors position mixed methods research (mixed research is a synonym) as the natural complement to traditional qualitative and quantitative research, and present pragmatism as offering an attractive philosophical partner for mixed method research.
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Paradigms Lost and Pragmatism Regained Methodological Implications of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

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.
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Is Mixed Methods Social Inquiry a Distinctive Methodology

TL;DR: In this article, the merits of and warrants for considering mixed methods social inquiry as a distinctive methodology are discussed in each of four methodological domains (philosophy, methodology, practical guidelines, and sociopolitical commitments).
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