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FOREWORD: Using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory to frame quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA KATHLEEN M T COLLINS University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA REBECCA K FRELS Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA
INTRODUCTION: Toward a new research philosophy for addressing social justice issues: Critical dialectical pluralism 1.0 ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE AND REBECCA K FRELS* Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA; *Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA Abstract We introduce a new mixed research paradigm: Critical dialectical pluralism. We describe critical dialectical…
Exploring the value of integrated findings in a multiphase mixed methods evaluation of the continuous assessment program in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago JEROME DE LISLE School of Education, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Abstract Continuous assessment programs are externally directed, curriculum-based assessment schemes used for both…
Beyond multiple methods: Critical multiplism on all levels JEAN-LUC PATRY University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria Abstract Mixed methods research traditionally has involved a focus on methods, particularly assessment (e.g., qualitative and quantitative methods). Parallel to mixed methods research, the concept of critical multiplism emerged, promoting rationally justified multiple approaches; mixed methods belong to the family…
To what extent do postgraduate students understand the principles of mixed methods in educational research? DAVID PLOWRIGHT Centre for Educational Studies, University of Hull, East Yorkshire, England, UK Abstract In this article, the findings of a small-scale exploratory study investigating postgraduate students’ understandings of the use of mixed methods as a research strategy are reported….
Development of the perceptions of mentoring relationships survey: A mixed methods approach SANDRA M HARRIS College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, USA Abstract This paper reports the development and construct-related validity of the Perceptions of Mentoring Relationships Survey (PMRS). I used a sequential, exploratory, mixed methods design to develop the survey….
Quali–quant analysis of the statistical content in Italian primary school general books RENATA CLERICI*, GIANCARLO GOLA+ AND EMANUELA CISCO* *Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy; +Università di Trieste, Trieste, Italy Abstract The conjoint use of multi-method techniques puts into action the methodological triangulation that can produce interesting results about the evaluation of textbook contents….
The worldview matrix as a strategy when designing mixed methods research THOMAS W CHRIST University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA Abstract Researchers in the social sciences have seen a strong shift known as mixed methods. Despite the widespread utilization of mixed methods across disciplines, the field is evolving both as a methodology, and in terms…
Policy disjuncture between the National Curriculum Statement and Curriculum 2005 training initiatives MOGENTHIRAN S PILLAY, BRIGITTE SMIT* AND COERT LOOCK+ Department of Basic Education, Pretoria, South Africa; *Department of Educational Leadership and Management, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa; +Department of Educational Leadership and Management, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Abstract To date,…
CONCLUSION: A four-phase model for teaching and learning mixed research ANTHONY J ONWUEGBUZIE, REBECCA K FRELS*, KATHLEEN M T COLLINS+ AND NANCY L LEECH! Department of Educational Leadership, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA; *Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA; +University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, USA; !University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA…