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Mixed Method Research: An Overview
Mixed Method Research: An Overview

Author(s): Dewan Mahboob Hossain
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Lumen, Asociatia Lumen
Keywords: mixed method; research; qualitative approaches; quantitative approaches

Summary/Abstract: This article gives a general overview of mixed method research. In mixed method, the researchers combine both qualitative and quantitative approaches in a single research project. The article first attempts to define mixed method research. Then it gives a comparison of qualitative and quantitative approaches. It also introduces the well-known controversy among the researchers: which of these approaches is superior? By explaining this controversy, the article identifies the need for mixed method research. Lastly, the article describes the process of mixed method research.

  • Issue Year: 03/2012
  • Issue No: 12
  • Page Range: 137-151
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English