Description
Book SynopsisPhilosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research provides a comprehensive examination of the philosophical foundations of mixed methods research.
It offers new defences of the seven main approaches to mixed methods (the pragmatist approach, the transformative approach, the indigenous approach, the dialectical approach, the dialectical pluralist approach, the performative approach, and the realist approach) written by leading mixed methods researchers. Each approach is accompanied by critical reflections chapter from philosophers' point of view. The book shows the value of the use of mixed methods from a philosophical point of view and offers a systematic and critical examination of these positions and approaches from a philosophical point of view. The volume also offers a platform to promote a dialogue between mixed methods researchers and philosophers of science and provides foundations for further research and teaching of this hotly debated topic.
Table of Contents
1. Assessing Philosophical Foundations of Mixed Methods Research; Part I. Thus Spoke Researchers 2. A Pragmatist Approach to Mixed Methods Research 3. The Philosophical Foundations of a Transformative Approach to Mixed Methods 4. Philosophical Underpinnings of Mixed Methods: Decolonizing Evaluation Practice through Decolonising Paradigms 5. The Dialectic Stance: Navigating Difference 6. Dialectical Pluralism and Integration in Mixed Methods Research 7. A Performative Approach to Mixed Methods Research 8. A Realist Approach for Mixed Methods Research; Part II. Thus Spoke Philosophers 9. Mixed Methods Research and Deweyan Pragmatism Reconsidered 10. Mixed Methods Research and Critical Realism Reconsidered 11. Mixed Methods and Causal Ontology 12. Evidential Partnerships and Multi-method Research in Political Science: Methodological, Evidential, and Causal Pluralisms
