ERIC Number: EJ1231490
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Publication Date: 2019-Oct
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Operationalizing and Conceptualizing Quality in Mixed Methods Research: A Multiple Case Study of the Disciplines of Education, Nursing, Psychology, and Sociology
Fàbregues, Sergi; Paré, Marie-Hélène; Meneses, Julio
Journal of Mixed Methods Research, v13 n4 p424-445 Oct 2019
The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study is to describe and compare how researchers in the education, nursing, psychology, and sociology disciplines operationalize and conceptualize the quality of mixed methods research (MMR). An international sample of 44 MMR researchers representing these four disciplines were interviewed. The study findings point to (a) two perspectives from which the quality of MMR is understood, one contingent and flexible and the other universal and fixed; (b) a relationship between these two perspectives and the participants' discipline; and (c) a similar occurrence, both in terms of nature and frequency, of the MMR quality criteria most mentioned by the participants across disciplines. Implications of the findings for the field of MMR are discussed.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Mixed Methods Research, Comparative Analysis, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Researchers, Intellectual Disciplines, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Research, Databases, Search Strategies, Participant Characteristics, College Faculty, Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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