Is Mixed Methods Social Inquiry a Distinctive Methodology?
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- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Mixed Methods Research
- Vol. 2 (1) , 7-22
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689807309969
Abstract
This article addresses the merits of and warrants for considering mixed methods social inquiry as a distinctive methodology. In each of four methodological domains—philosophy, methodology, practical guidelines, and sociopolitical commitments—the status of the mixed methods field is reviewed. Signal accomplishments are noted in each domain, as are important priorities for further development.Keywords
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