Pub Date : 2022-06-21DOI: 10.1177/15586898221110375
C. Poth, José F. Molina-Azorín, M. Fetters
The purpose of this VSI is to engage in imagining a wealth of design possibilities for mixed methods research by drawing upon a curated collection of 11 empirical and methodological articles as well as two editorials previously published in JMMR. We weave discussions of the collection into our discussions of design advancements and conversations. We conclude with practices that help us to realize our imagined design possibilities.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-27DOI: 10.1177/15586898221093872
Analay Perez, Michelle C. Howell Smith, Wayne A. Babchuk, Louise I. Lynch-O’Brien
Several scholars have proposed frameworks for assessing the quality of mixed methods research (MMR) studies. However, no general consensus has emerged. The legitimation typology developed by Onwuegbuzie and Johnson (2006) is one promising approach that addresses quantitative, qualitative, and MMR elements. The aim of this intrinsic, exploratory case study is to explore the use of the legitimation typology in empirical MMR studies and through interviews with the developers, MMR scholars, and researchers who applied the legitimation typology to an empirical MMR study. We conducted a systematic methodological review using multiple databases and identified 49 empirical MMR studies that addressed the legitimation typology. Using a critical case sampling approach defined by participants’ unique experiences with the legitimation typology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with five authors of empirical MMR studies, a mixed methods researcher who has written about the typology, and one of the authors of the original legitimation typology to expand on ways the legitimation typology is used in practice. Four overarching themes were identified: (a) comprehensive approach to assessing quality, (b) researchers’ interpretation of legitimation types, (c) value of divergent findings, and (d) strategies for applying the legitimation typology. This case study adds to the MMR literature by clarifying the use of emic-etic and conversion legitimations and by proposing a new legitimation type: divergent findings legitimation. Hence, this study elucidates the application of one quality framework (i.e., legitimation) in MMR and provides recommendations to the field to further advance discussions on quality criteria and their implementation in mixed methods research.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-16DOI: 10.1177/15586898221094970
Tashane K. Haynes-Brown
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the dynamic process involved in developing and utilizing a theoretical model in a mixed methods study. Specifically, I illustrate how the theoretical model can serve as the starting point in framing the study, as a lens for guiding the data collection and analysis, and as the end point in explaining the integrated findings. The article is based on an explanatory sequential mixed methods study conducted with 248 teachers in Jamaican secondary schools that sought to understand how beliefs shaped their use of technology. This article contributes to mixed methods research by providing illustrations and analytical insights into the role of a theoretical model in enhancing rigor in designing and conducting mixed methods research.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-05DOI: 10.1177/15586898221098877
Emily B. Kean
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Pub Date : 2022-05-02DOI: 10.1177/15586898221096319
D. Morgan
The rapid growth of mixed methods research over the past two decades matches what Fujimura (1989) called a “bandwagon effect.” This study compares articles from the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, representing the core of the field, to a more peripheral set of randomly drawn articles. A content analysis of the two sets of articles shows strong differences, with the random sample dominated by convergent designs and lower integration between the qualitative and quantitative results. This research contributes to the field of mixed methods by showing systematic differences between articles published in its flagship journal versus a broad sample of articles from outside this core set. In addition, it offers recommendations for how to reduce this disparity.
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Pub Date : 2022-05-02DOI: 10.1177/15586898221086346
Mariko Hirose, J. Creswell
Quality criteria have been advanced for the mixed methods field, but the elements are often too numerous for new researchers, do not incorporate diverse perspectives (e.g., stakeholders and professional associations), and apply the criteria. This methodological article advances a shortlist of six criteria synthesized from diverse, recent sources. The six criteria are a rationale for mixed methods; quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods questions; separate quantitative and qualitative data; a mixed method design and a diagram; integration in a joint display; and meta-inferences. The shortlist, the diverse sources of information used in developing the list, and its application in an empirical study provide essential criteria for new scholars in the field of mixed methods research.
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Pub Date : 2022-04-06DOI: 10.1177/1558689817748110
D. Morgan
This commentary agrees with the editors’ recent decision to do away with triangulation as a term in mixed methods research, but before doing so, it argues for a review of its original popularity, and a careful consideration of what should replace it. Triangulation depends on the comparison of results from qualitative and quantitative studies that attempt to answer the same research question(s), so there are three possible outcomes: convergence, complementarity, and divergence. After reviewing each of these alternatives, I present an approach that cross-tabulates tests of hypotheses as quantitative results and themes as qualitative results, based on the extent to which those results are convergent, complementary, or divergent.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1177/15586898221077569
Gregory Hadley, Myles Grogan
When used in an informed and careful manner, the repertory grid technique offers mixed methods researchers a way to quickly gain a deeper understanding of their participants’ concerns, issues, and worldviews. This paper critically assesses the potential contributions of the repertory grid technique when used in mixed methods research. After providing a background survey and description of this relatively little-known research instrument, the strengths and limitations of repertory grids are considered. This report discusses some of the ways that this technique can significantly enhance the quality of the data collected from research participants within the three core models of the mixed method design framework.
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