02690namaa2200433uu 4500 doab121769 oapen 20260305123953.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 231117s2024 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003273288 9781003273288 9781032226071 9781032226118 10.4324/9781003273288 doi oapen oapen eng dc JHBC bicssc JMB bicssc Shan, Yafeng edt Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research Dialogues between Researchers and Philosophers Taylor & Francis 2024 1 online resource (270 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research provides a comprehensive examination of the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research. It offers new defences of the seven main approaches to mixed methods (the pragmatist approach, the transformative approach, the indigenous approach, the dialectical approach, the dialectical pluralist approach, the performative approach, and the realist approach) written by leading mixed methods researchers. Each approach is accompanied by critical reflections chapter from philosophers' point of view. The book shows the value of the use of mixed methods from a philosophical point of view and offers a systematic and critical examination of these positions and approaches from a philosophical point of view. The volume also offers a platform to promote a dialogue between mixed methods researchers and philosophers of science and provides foundations for further research and teaching of this hotly debated topic. This volume is ideal for researchers and advanced students, and anyone who is interested in research methods and the social sciences more generally. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Psychological methodology bicssc Social research & statistics bicssc Critical realism Philosophy and mixed methods research R. Burke Johnson dialectical pluralism mixed methods research ontology philosophy and research methods philosophy of social science pragmatism Shan, Yafeng oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/121769 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93194 93194