Conflicting findings in mixed methods research: An illustration from an Israeli study on immigration

Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-128

  Slonim Nevo, Vered ^a   Nevo, Isaac ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

And intervention studies; Immigrant adolescents; Inconsistent findings; Mixed methods research; Qualitative; Quantitative; Single case designs

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549099588     PISSN: 15586898     EISSN: 15586901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1558689808330621     Document Type: Article

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