A Trojan Horse for Positivism? A Critique of Mixed Methods Research

dc.contributor.authorGiddings, L
dc.contributor.authorGrant, B
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-19T02:20:52Z
dc.date.available2011-12-19T02:20:52Z
dc.date.copyright2007
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractMixed methods research is captured by a pragmatically inflected form of postpositivism. Although it passes for an alternative methodological movement that purports to breach the divide between qualitative and quantitative research, most mixed methods studies favor the forms of analysis and truth finding associated with positivism. We anticipate a move away from exploring more philosophical questions or undertaking modes of enquiry that challenge the status quo. At the same time, we recognize that mixed methods research offers particular strengths and that, although it serves as a Trojan Horse for positivism, it may productively carry other paradigmatic passengers.
dc.identifier.citationAdvances in Nursing Science, vol.30pp.52 - 60
dc.identifier.roid6614en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/3157
dc.publisherAUT University; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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dc.subjectMixed methods
dc.subjectQualitative research
dc.subjectQuantitative research
dc.subjectParadigms
dc.subjectPost activism
dc.subjectPragmatism
dc.titleA Trojan Horse for Positivism? A Critique of Mixed Methods Research
dc.typeJournal Article
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