17(1). 01. Editors’ Introduction to the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches: Issue 17(1)

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Authors

Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie(a, b), Donggil Song(c), John H. Hitchcock(a), and R. Burke Johnsond(d)

(a) Dialectical Publishing, LLC, Bloomington, IN, USA; (b) Department of Educational Leadership and Management/Department of Educational Psychology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; (c) Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; (d) Department of Counseling and Instructional Sciences, College of Education and Professional Studies, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA

Abstract

In this editorial, we introduce the latest issue (Volume 17, Issue 1) of the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches (IJMRA), which includes two articles and this editorial. Consistent with IJMRA’s focus on methodological innovation and application, the two articles in this issue present nuanced applications of widely used mixed methods designs. The first article, authored by Kim Hoffman, Todd Korthuis, Kellie Pert, and David Morgan, presents their application of a multiphase mixed methods Delphi study, integrating both exploratory and explanatory qualitative data to strengthen the Delphi approach. The second article, written by Amy Bywater, Alison Kington, and Karen Blackmore, presents what they describe as a fully integrated, sequential exploratory mixed methods design. Although numerous texts and articles cover these design types, IJMRA aims to showcase their application to advance understanding of methodological innovation.