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Multimethod and Mixed Methods Research: Designs, Pragmatism, and Approaches

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Summary

This lesson introduces multimethodology and mixed methods research, explains how they relate, and distinguishes four broad designs used in mixed methods studies.

Multimethodology, also called multimethod research, uses more than one method of data collection or research in a study or a group of related studies. The methods may be drawn from one broad tradition or from different traditions.

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What is multimethod research?
Research using more than one method of data collection or research in a study or set of related studies.
How does mixed methods research relate to multimethod research?
Mixed methods research is a more specific form of multimethod research that combines qualitative and quantitative elements.
What characterizes an equal-status design?
It gives quantitative and qualitative components comparable emphasis and integrates them through interaction; a team may include expertise in both traditions.
What is multiple validities legitimation?
It is the effort to identify and address the relevant validity issues across quantitative, qualitative, and mixed dimensions of a study.
What distinguishes a mixed priority design?
Its principal results arise from integrating qualitative and quantitative data during analysis.

Quiz questions

  1. How can pragmatism support the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods?Answer: They can interact for a practical purpose while retaining distinct assumptions.
  2. What does dialectical pluralism allow researchers to do with different research perspectives?Answer: Move between perspectives and learn from their differences without requiring agreement.
  3. How does critical realism describe causality in social contexts?Answer: Causality is embedded in situational details and surrounding social processes.
  4. Which statement about a multiple approach design is accurate?Answer: It may combine approaches within one tradition, such as a survey and an experiment.
  5. What distinguishes a research method from a research methodology?Answer: A method is a procedure; methodology examines the adequacy and appropriateness of methods.

Based on the Wikipedia article Multimethodology, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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