The use of mixed methods research in the field of behavioural sciences

Quality and Quantity

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1459-1472

  Lopez Fernandez, Olatz ^a   Molina Azorin, Jose F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioural sciences; Mixed methods research; Quantitative and qualitative methods; Research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054032519     PISSN: 00335177     EISSN: 15737845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-011-9543-9     Document Type: Review

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