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Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you’re panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes: - A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started - An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods - A new chapter on mixed methods An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies. Scott Buckler is Principal Lecturer in the School of Education at Newman University (Birmingham). Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Design, Technology and the Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
What is meant by mixing methodologies?
What is meant by mixing methodologies?
By the end of this chapter you will be able to answer the following:
- What is mixed methodology?
- What are the purposes of mixed methodological research?
- What are the advantages and limitations of mixed methodology research?
- How do I plan a mixed methodological approach?
- What should I do now?
What is mixed methodology?
The previous chapter concluded with a discussion of the ‘paradigm wars’, whereby neither the positivist focus on numbers nor the interpretivist focus on words was sufficient in their approach to research. Each has relative strengths and limitations, the limitations of one being offset by the strengths of the other. The middle way was to utilise both approaches through the focus on a ‘what works’ pragmatic approach. This ...
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