Communities of Practice
A Research Paradigm for the Mixed Methods Approach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5774861 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martyn Denscombe (De Montfort University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 270-283 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1558-6898 • E-ISSN: 1558-6901 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1558689808316807 |
| OpenAlex | W2115279371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 120 |
| References cited | 44 |
The mixed methods approach has emerged as a ``third paradigm'' for social research. It has developed a platform of ideas and practices that are credible and distinctive and that mark the approach out as a viable alternative to quantitative and qualitative paradigms. However, there are also a number of variations and inconsistencies within the mixed methods approach that should not be ignored. This article argues the need for a vision of research paradigm that accommodates such variations and inconsistencies. It is argued that the use of ``communities of practice'' as the basis for such a research paradigm is (a) consistent with the pragmatist underpinnings of the mixed methods approach, (b) accommodates a level of diversity, and (c) has good potential for understanding the methodological choices made by those conducting mixed methods research
Multimethodology · Pragmatism · Community Health and Development · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science
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Creating Cultural Conditions for Collaborative Professional Learning in FE and HE Communities of Practice
The characteristics of a Finnish metal fan
Femininity in metal fanship
Using a community of practice model to create change for Northern homeless women
Learning regenerative cultures
Enhancing mixed methods pragmatism with systems theory
Model of cross-cultural adjustment and view of life-career among Japanese expatriate spouses in India
Planning Ecologically Just Cities
How Do Philosophical Positions Influence the Social Science Research Process? A Classification and Metaphor Analysis of Researchers’ Descriptions
Professionalising the police pragmatically
Perspectives of Young People on Social Media-Based Sexuality Education Using a Feminist Approach in China
Curriculum Expectations versus Teachers’ Opinions and Practices in Teaching English in Rural Primary Schools in Uganda
The potential of virtual tourism in the recovery of tourism industry during the Covid-19 pandemic
The barriers and enablers of outbreak reporting in the Asia-Pacific region
Non-communicable disease policy implementation in Libya
Trends in ecosystem goods and services obtained from red panda habitats in north-western Nepal
Critical Multicultural Analysis of Award-winning Texts Representing Latina/o/e Experiences
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Left to Their Own Devices? A Mixed Methods Study Exploring the Impacts of Smartphone Use on Children’s Outdoor Experiences
"Giftedness Science"
Labbing for sustainability transformations
The Effects of Yoga Participation on Women's Quality of Life and Symptom Management During the Menopausal Transition
Exploring the basis for parents’ negative reactions to being informed that their child is overweight
Increasing anonymity in peer assessment by using classroom response technology within face-to-face higher education
Decreasing Risky Behavior on Social Network Sites
Heat stress
Institutionalizing Democratic Innovations in Poland
Study of Iran–Saudi Arabia Sports Relations
Gender differences in early group formation
Looking for peace in national curriculum
Exploring the Potential for Cultural Humility in the Evolving Field of Mixed Methods Research
Axiology and Anomaly in the Practice of Mixed Methods Work
Why Write
Are We There Yet
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Fa’afaletui
Paradigm Parley
Disambiguating the Role of Paradigms in Mixed Methods Research
Living Within Blurry Boundaries
Measuring the Degree of Mixed Methods Adoption
Children, Mobility, and Space
The Role of Group Dynamics in Mixed Methods Health Sciences Research Teams
From Policy to Practice
The Mixed Methods Treasure Hunt
Reflexive Methodological Pluralism
Representations of Rape
A Methodological Self-Study of Quantitizing
The Prevalence of Philosophical Assumptions Described in Mixed Methods Research in Education
Doing Mixed Methods Research Pragmatically
Embracing the Messiness in Mixed Methods Research
Books on Mixed Methods Research
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Investigator Triangulation
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Olé!” Locating capital and community cultural wealth within multicultural children’s literature
A case study of international instructors’ experiences of English-medium instruction policy in a Korean university
Community Archaeology as Knowledge Management
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Analyzing Redd+ as an experiment of transformative climate governance
Social Media, Digital Resilience, and Knowledge Sustainability
Non-state forest governance and ‘Responsibilization’
An extended briefing and debriefing technique to enhance data quality in cross-national/language mixed-method research
Aligning theory and methodology in mixed methods research
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The purpose of primary physical education
Cross-Continental Reflections on Evaluation Practice
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Leading the team, but feeling dissatisfied
Chinese EFL learners’ use of mobile dictionaries in reading comprehension tasks
The holistic bricolage research approach
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Tourists, mobilities and paradigms
Post-Positivism and the Pragmatics of Leisure Research
A multidimensional analysis of homesickness based on the perceptions of international students in Turkey
Decolonising research methodologies
Using Mixed Methods in South African Psychological Research
Trust and mistrust in public services for people with disabilities
A critical hermeneutic reflection on the paradigm-level assumptions underlying responsible innovation
Taking the Russo-Williamson thesis seriously in the social sciences
Emerging Research Communities of Practice Versus the Popular Vision of Interdisciplinarity? Insights from Digital Research in the United Kingdom
Higher Education Outreach
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Building addiction recovery capital through online participation in a recovery community
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A philosophical discussion of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research in social science
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Mixed methodology
Unobtrusive Measures
Unobtrusive Measures
The Dilemma of Qualitative Method
Qualitative methodology and sociology
Strategies of Multiple Triangulation
Dilemma Qualitative Method
Sage Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research
Communities of Practice
The Nature of a Paradigm
Mixed-Method Research
Research design
Toward a Conceptual Framework for Mixed-Method Evaluation Designs
The structure of scientific revolutions
Qualitative Social Research
Barriers to Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Is Mixed Methods Social Inquiry a Distinctive Methodology
Toward a Definition of Mixed Methods Research
Paradigms Lost and Pragmatism Regained
On Becoming a Pragmatic Researcher
The Merits of Mixing Methods in Evaluation
Research as a form of work
Quantity and Quality in Social Research
Notes on Pragmatism and Scientific Realism
Sociological Practice
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Quantity and quality in social research
Mixed Methods Research
Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix
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Situated Learning
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| Unique citing works | 120 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 7,06 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 119 |