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JOURNAL OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 202-222Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1558689815607096
Keywords
mixed methods; value; graduate student perceptions
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The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to examine the perceived value of mixed methods research for graduate students. The quantitative phase was an experiment examining the effect of a passage's methodology on students' perceived value. Results indicated students scored the mixed methods passage as more valuable than those who scored the quantitative or qualitative passage. The qualitative phase involved focus groups to better understand students' perceptions of the perceived value of mixed methods. Findings suggested graduate students view mixed methods passages as having rigorous methods, a newer history, and providing a deeper meaning of the phenomenon. This study adds to the literature base by revealing what value graduate students assign to quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
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