Understanding the Nature of and Identifying and Formulating “Research Problems” in Mixed Methods Research
Mixed methods research (MMR) is suitable for studying research problems that cannot be ad- equately investigated through qualitative and quantitative methods alone. Nevertheless, the MMR literature offers a very limited discussion about “research problems.” To address this gap, this paper uses Ellio...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) |
| Repositorio: | O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:openaccess.uoc.edu:10609/149182 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10609/149182 https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898231191441 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | mixed methods research research problem research conceptualization conceptual framework |
| Sumario: | Mixed methods research (MMR) is suitable for studying research problems that cannot be ad- equately investigated through qualitative and quantitative methods alone. Nevertheless, the MMR literature offers a very limited discussion about “research problems.” To address this gap, this paper uses Elliott’s conceptual framework to offer guidance on how to identify and formulate research problems in MMR and understand their nature. This article contributes to the field of MMR by reframing the concept of research problems in this type of research and offering a conceptual and methodological approach to describing and characterizing research problems for investigation in social and cultural contexts. |
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