Meaningful integration within mixed methods studies: Identifying why, what, when, and how

Contemporary Educational Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue , 2019, Pages 106-111

  Plano Clark, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational psychology; Integration; Mixed methods research; Quantitative and qualitative; Research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 85060074366     PISSN: 0361476X     EISSN: 10902384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.01.007     Document Type: Note

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