Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review

In this study it is aimed to review the description and structure of mixed methods design along with the research process from conducting to concluding. According to this aim, a narrative literature review technique, a type of literature review, is used. What is mixed methods design, how it is stru...

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Main Authors: Vesile Alkan, Selçuk Şimşek, Burcu Armağan Erbil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Anı Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi
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Online Access:https://www.enadonline.com/index.php/enad/article/view/1403
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author Vesile Alkan
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description In this study it is aimed to review the description and structure of mixed methods design along with the research process from conducting to concluding. According to this aim, a narrative literature review technique, a type of literature review, is used. What is mixed methods design, how it is structured and how the process is conducted are theoretically clarified in this study. In addition to this, the points which are taken into consideration while presenting a research planned and conducted as a mixed methods design with mixed methods research’s examples gathered from the literature are examined. As a result of review, the rules of mixing qualitative and quantitative research designs in a study designed according to mixed methods research should be considered. The decision of selecting the type of mixed methods designs should be determined. Moreover, mixing rules as timing, priority and integration should be regarded while mixing qualitative and quantitative research. While composing research questions, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research questions should be included. The rules of the selected type of mixed methods design should be followed during conducting the research process and concluding the research. A researcher should make the presentation of mixed methods research in terms of given rules. 
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spelling doaj.art-1739d06799474497a89f5129f5f11f6f2023-04-23T15:41:52ZengAnı PublishingEğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi2148-26242019-04-0172Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature ReviewVesile AlkanSelçuk ŞimşekBurcu Armağan Erbil In this study it is aimed to review the description and structure of mixed methods design along with the research process from conducting to concluding. According to this aim, a narrative literature review technique, a type of literature review, is used. What is mixed methods design, how it is structured and how the process is conducted are theoretically clarified in this study. In addition to this, the points which are taken into consideration while presenting a research planned and conducted as a mixed methods design with mixed methods research’s examples gathered from the literature are examined. As a result of review, the rules of mixing qualitative and quantitative research designs in a study designed according to mixed methods research should be considered. The decision of selecting the type of mixed methods designs should be determined. Moreover, mixing rules as timing, priority and integration should be regarded while mixing qualitative and quantitative research. While composing research questions, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research questions should be included. The rules of the selected type of mixed methods design should be followed during conducting the research process and concluding the research. A researcher should make the presentation of mixed methods research in terms of given rules.  https://www.enadonline.com/index.php/enad/article/view/1403Mixed methods researchmixed methods designsmixing the datanarrative literature review
spellingShingle Vesile Alkan
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Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
Eğitimde Nitel Araştırmalar Dergisi
Mixed methods research
mixed methods designs
mixing the data
narrative literature review
title Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
title_full Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
title_fullStr Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
title_short Mixed Methods Design: A Narrative Literature Review
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topic Mixed methods research
mixed methods designs
mixing the data
narrative literature review
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