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Pragmatism and the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research.
Gert Biesta
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Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Social Research
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Why 'What Works' Still Won't Work: From Evidence-Based Education to Value-Based Education
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Understanding and Applying Research Paradigms in Educational Contexts
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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).