On mixed methods research - a discussion agenda

Based on Bryman and Bell (2011; chapter 25), I produce the following agenda for discussion of mixed methods research (MMR):

1. Objections to mixed methods research (MMR)
• The "fixed epistemological and ontological implications" view
• The "paradigm incommensurability" view
• 2 versions about the nature of quantitative and qualitative research:
• an epistemological version
• a technical version
2. MMR Approaches
• A classification of MMR (refer to Figure 25.1  of Bryman and Bell (2011; Chapter 25, pg. 632).)
• How quantitative and qualitative appraoches facilitate each other
• 3 MMR approaches: (i) triangulation, (ii) facilitation, and (iii) complementarity
• Filling in gaps
• Covering static and processual features in studies
• Covering research issues more comprehensively
• Improving interpretation of relationship between variables
• Covering different aspects of phenomena
3. Reflections on MMR

You should study Bryman and Bell (2011; chapter 25) for a more detailed introduction on the topic of MMR.


Reference
Bryman, A. and Bell, E. (2011) "Chapter 25: Mixed methods research: combining quantitative and qualitative research", Business Research Methods, Oxford University Press