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Philosophical foundations of mixed methods research

Shan, Yafeng (2022) Philosophical foundations of mixed methods research. Philosophy Compass, 17 (1). Article Number e12804. ISSN 1747-9991. (doi:10.1111/phc3.12804) (KAR id:92235)

Abstract

This paper provides a critical review of the debate over philosophical foundations of mixed methods research and examines the notion of philosophical foundations. It distinguishes axiology-oriented from ontology-oriented philosophical foundations. It also identifies three different senses of philosophical foundations of mixed methods research. The weak sense of philosophical foundations (e.g. pragmatism) merely allows the possibility of the integration of both quantitative and qualitative methods/data/designs. The moderate sense of philosophical foundations (e.g. transformativism) provide a good reason to use mixed methods in (at least some) social scientific research. The strong sense of philosophical foundations (e.g. dialectical pluralism) justifies a normative thesis that mixed methods research should be encouraged in (at least some) social scientific research.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/phc3.12804
Projects: Evidential Pluralism in the Social Sciences, The Metaphysical Foundations of Evidential Pluralism
Uncontrolled keywords: Mixed methods research; pragmatism; dialecticalism; dialectical pluralism; transformativism; critical realism; philosophical foundations
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Department of Philosophy
Funders: Leverhulme Trust (https://ror.org/012mzw131)
British Academy (https://ror.org/0302b4677)
Depositing User: Yafeng Shan
Date Deposited: 08 Dec 2021 19:20 UTC
Last Modified: 08 Dec 2023 00:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/92235 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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