Mixed and Multiple Method Research (MMMR) represents a new and emerging approach to integrating diverse research methods. MMR and MMMR is approached from a number of perspectives as members of the community also come from a wide range of disciplines and methodological traditions.

Johnson, R. B., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Turner, L. A. (2007). Toward a definition of mixed methods research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1(2), 112-133.

Readings

Watch Lecture by Tony Onwuegbuzie

Read Johnson, R. B., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Turner, L. A. (2007). Toward a Definition of Mixed Methods Research. Sage, 1(2), 112-133.

Can we identify core characteristics of MMR?

Teddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2012). Common “core” characteristics of mixed methods research: A review of critical issues and call for greater convergence. American Behavioral Scientist, 56(6), 774-788.



Proposed MMR Characteristics

#1 Methodological eclecticism

#2 Paradigm pluralism

#3 Iterative, cyclical approach to research

#4 Set of basic “signature” research designs and analytical processes

#5 Focus on the research question (or research problem) in determining the methods employed within any given study

#6 Emphasis on continua rather than a set of dichotomies

#7 Emphasis on diversity at all levels of the research enterprise

#8 Tendency toward balance and compromise that is implicit within the “third methodological community”

#9 Reliance on visual representations (e.g., figures, diagrams) and a common notational system

How is Mixed-Methods Different to Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches?

 

Crewswell and Plano-Clark's conceptualization of the complexity of Mixed Methods