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Developing the Methodology for an Applied, Interdisciplinary Research Project: Documenting the Journey Toward Philosophical Clarity
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Howes, LM, Developing the Methodology for an Applied, Interdisciplinary Research Project: Documenting the Journey Toward Philosophical Clarity, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 11, (4) pp. 450-468. ISSN 1558-6898 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1558689815622018
Abstract
Methodologists have urged researchers who use mixed methods to justify their methodological choices and provide greater clarity about the philosophical underpinnings and implications of their approaches. This article outlines the reasoning process undertaken in an endeavor to develop philosophical clarity for an applied, interdisciplinary, mixed methods research project about the communication of scientific evidence in the legal system. I used Greene’s domains of methodology for social inquiry as a framework for addressing reflexive questions about assumptions. Flowing from the domains of values and philosophies, the logic of inquiry was developed before the implications for the integration of findings and reporting of research were outlined. Early engagement in reflexive questioning provided a foundation for methodological refinement throughout the ongoing research journey.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | methodology, philosophical stance, mixed methods, justification, dialectical pluralism |
Research Division: | Human Society |
Research Group: | Sociology |
Research Field: | Sociological methodology and research methods |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
UTAS Author: | Howes, LM (Dr Loene Howes) |
ID Code: | 111812 |
Year Published: | 2017 (online first 2015) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2016-10-08 |
Last Modified: | 2020-03-27 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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