Aligning Theory and Methodology in Mixed Methods Research: Before Design Theoretical Placement

Autor/inn/en	Alavi, Mousa; Archibald, Mandy; McMaster, Rose; Lopez, Violeta; Cleary, Michelle
Titel	Aligning Theory and Methodology in Mixed Methods Research: Before Design Theoretical Placement
Quelle	In: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 21 (2018) 5, S.527-540 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1364-5579
DOI	10.1080/13645579.2018.1435016
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Theory Practice Relationship; Guides; Research Design; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Handbuch; Leitfaden; Forschungsdesign; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	When a theoretical framework (and its components) is not clearly linked to research methods, researchers risk designing flawed studies, wherein the stated research question is inconsistent with the research design. Explicitly identifying one's theoretical orientation can provide an orderly schematic for linking observations from separate investigations (i.e. qualitative, quantitative) thereby facilitating understandings and guiding research designs particularly in fields of social and health sciences where complex phenomena are an aspect of the subject of inquiry. Although this has been established, "how" researchers might position their research theoretically to guide mixed methods research is less clear. In this paper, we propose the Before Design Theoretical Placement as a general guide for specifying and locating studies in a broader theoretical grounding, and discuss how it may inform overall study considerations. We then use this approach to illustrate how theories and methods can work together to facilitate professional knowledge development from a relational perspective. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01