Philosophical Underpinnings of Mixed Methods Research in Education
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
11-18-2022
Publication Title
International Encyclopedia of Education (Fourth Edition)
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.11037-1
Abstract
Identifying one's philosophical underpinnings makes the mixed methods research process more credible, transparent, and trustworthy. A philosophical paradigm refers to a set of beliefs about the nature of reality (ontology); what is knowledge, who can create it, and how (epistemology); the values that relate to one's beliefs and practices (axiology); and one's research practices (methodology). Mixed methods educational researchers have many paradigmatic foundations: positivism, postpositivism, critical realism, constructivism, pragmatism, postmodernism, and transformative-emancipation as well as dialectical pluralism, yinyang philosophy, and Indigenous philosophies. Each paradigm has its own set of beliefs, values, and practices though many paradigms overlap with one another.
Recommended Citation
Shannon-Baker, Peggy.
2022.
"Philosophical Underpinnings of Mixed Methods Research in Education."
International Encyclopedia of Education (Fourth Edition), Robert J Tierney, Fazal Rizvi and Kadriye Ercikan (Ed.): 380-389: Elsevier.
doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.11037-1
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/curriculum-facpubs/332
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Comments
Georgia Southern University faculty member, Peggy Shannon-Baker authored Philosophical Underpinnings of Mixed Methods Research in Education.