The promise of mixed methods: Discovering conflicting realities in the data

International Journal of Research and Method in Education

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-142

  Reams, Paula ^a   Twale, Darla ^b  

^a Kettering College of Medical Arts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Change process; Institutionalization; Mixed method research; Qualitative and quantitative process; Service learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 46649083612     PISSN: 1743727X     EISSN: 17437288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437270802124509     Document Type: Article

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