Philosophical foundations of mixed methods research

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ID21787732
AutoresYafeng Shan (0000-0001-7736-1822, University of Kent, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume17
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12804
OpenAlexW4200039013
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas38

This paper provides a critical review of the debate over the 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

Axiology · Dialectic · Epistemology · Normative · Ontology · Philosophical analysis · Philosophical methodology · Philosophical theory · Pragmatism · Sociology · Data Analysis and Archiving · Health Policy Implementation Science · Philosophy · Public Health Policies and Education