mixed methods

Question 1

what is triangulation?

Answer 1

is the combination of research methods in the same study

Question 2

what are some examples of triangulation?

Answer 2

-two or more researchers using the same research technique

-one researcher using two or more research techniques

Question 3

what is methodological pluralism?

Answer 3

form of theoretical triangulation
-uses both qualitative and quantitative methods to gain valid and reliable results
-known as the realist approach

Question 4

strengths of mixed methods

Answer 4

-benefits from using both qualitative and quantitative data links to reliability and validity

-reserachers can measure both human behaviour and find underlying reasons behind this behaviour

Question 5

weaknesses of mixed methods?

Answer 5

-the researcher may not have the expertise to do both qualitative and quantitative research

-the researcher may dedicate more time to the research methods and lose time and resources to focus on scaling up the sample size- affects representation and generalisability

Question 6

examples of a mixed methods study?

Answer 6

Eileen Barker
-moonies
-used observations, questionaires, semi-structured interviews and official statistics