There are three recognised methods for conducting research: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Mixed methods research encourages researchers to use multiple approaches to collecting and analysing data within a single study, recognising the limitations of using a single method. Despite this, a number of controversial issues and debates such as the paradigm-method fit issue and the “best” paradigm issue have limited the widespread acceptance of mixed methods research. Nonetheless, it is the researcher’s task to examine the specific contingencies and make the decision about which research approach, or which combination of approaches, should be used in a specific study.
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Migiro, S. O., & Magangi, B. a. (2011). Mixed methods : A review of literature and the future of the new research paradigm. African Journal of Business Management, 5(10), 3757–3764. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJBM09.082
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