- Title
- Mixed-methods research
- Creator
- Whitehead, Dean; Day, Jenny
- Relation
- Nursing and Midwifery Research: Methods and Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice p. 237-251
- Relation
- http://www.elsevierhealth.com.au/nursing-and-midwifery-research-9780729542302.html
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- In the 1950s and 1960s, nursing and midwifery research was mainly grounded in the quantitative paradigm. Then, during the 1970s and 1980s, a move to research grounded in the qualitative paradigm became evident (Cowman 1993). In these early times there was general support for the separateness of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Most researchers chose one or the ocher. From this position a 'paradigm tension' (see Chapter 2) became evident. In accepting the differences between the two paradigms, researchers became concerned chat neither approach, in isolation, would truly provide an understanding of human beings and their health-related needs, problems or care. Mixing research paradigms and methods (method or methodological triangulation) has since been advanced as a means of addressing paradigmatic tension, of integrating the two main research approaches, and introducing more flexibility into research design (Creswell & Plano Clarke 2011). Larkin et al (2014) highlights this shift, describing a notable increase in nursing and midwifery-related mixed-methods research in recent years. This trend continues as multidisciplinary health research becomes more the norm and each discipline brings its own unique research 'world-view' to collaborative projects. In addition, current interest in translational research-that which strives to translate knowledge and render it operational so chat it reaches the client-has strengthened interest in mixed-methods research (Muller 2012). Because of the rising popularity of mixed-methods, journals and whole texts have become available to support application of this approach and debate its place in health research (e.g. the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and texts such as chat by Creswell and Plano Clark 2011). Best practice for mixed-methods research in the health sciences has also been recently described (see Creswell et al 2011).
- Description
- 5th ed.
- Subject
- mixed-methods research; nursing; midwifery; action research; Delphi technique; methodological triangulation; Q methodology
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1326695
- Identifier
- uon:25492
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780729542302
- Language
- eng
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