TY - JOUR
AU - Bazeley, Patricia
AB - Editorial Journal of Mixed Methods Research Volume 3 Number 3 July 2009 203-207 © 2009 The Author(s) 10.1177/1558689809334443 Integrating Data Analyses in http://jmmr.sagepub.com Mixed Methods Research Epistemological Concerns in Integration Although the epistemological arguments of the ‘‘paradigm wars’’ sharpened our think- ing about issues related to mixed methodology, their lingering legacy has been to slow the progress of integration of methods. All mixed methods studies, by definition, attempt some form of integration, but the paradigm debates have made many researchers nervous about integrating the various strands of their research before they reach the point of draw- ing conclusions. There has, indeed, been a degree of illogic in the way some researchers have dealt with the issue of integration of data sources and analyses, where it has been considered epistemologically unacceptable to combine these, and yet desirable to corrobo- rate or integrate conclusions drawn from data generated through diverse perspectives. In any case, as noted many years ago by Miles and Huberman (1994), these arguments are largely unproductive. From a pragmatic perspective, the primary issue is to determine what data and analyses are needed to meet the goals of the research and answer the ques- tions at hand. Alternatively, a 
TI - Editorial: Integrating Data Analyses in Mixed Methods Research
JF - Journal of Mixed Methods Research
DO - 10.1177/1558689809334443
DA - 2009-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/editorial-integrating-data-analyses-in-mixed-methods-research-Bg0ttKDfAg
SP - 203
EP - 207
VL - 3
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -