The Advantages and Disadvantages of Mixing Methods

An Analysis of Combining Traditional and Autoethnographic Approaches

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ID5454870
AutoresPatrick O’byrne (0000-0002-0587-1409, University of Ottawa, autor de correspondencia), Patrick O''Byrne, Patrick O'Byrne (University of Ottawa)
Año2007
Volumen17
Número10
Páginas1381-1391
Fecha de publicación2007-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732307308304
PMID18000077
OpenAlexW2164924833
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas26
Referencias citadas29

Although mixed- and multiple-method research designs are currently gaining momentum and popularity, it is essential that researchers undertake a critical analysis of the process of mixing 'mainstream' research designs with newer methods before commencing. In ethnography, not only are there multiple approaches to data collection, but each approach also spans the competing paradigms, thus making the term mainstream ambiguous because these mainstream techniques are reasonably different from one another. When critically appraising the combination of ethnography and autoethnography, researchers must evaluate paradigmatic philosophies and methods of inquiry for commensurability and delineate the advantages and disadvantages of combining methods as they relate to each paradigm. The author's goal in this article is to demarcate the methodologies of both ethnography and autoethnography and then to identify the (dis)advantages that might arise from undertaking multiple-method and/or mixed-method research that uses these approaches concurrently

Autoethnography · Data collection · Data science · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Ethnography · Mainstream · Management science · Political science · Popularity · Social science · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Engineering · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology