Introduction Research is a time-consuming process that utilizes the scientific process. The process starts with a question followed by the collection and compilation of data, the investigation of sources, and facts in order to come to a sound conclusion as a result of that research. Depending on the methodology of the research, the most common types used for education and other academic disciplines are qualitative research and quantitative research. Each method has a different approach in dealing with research projects. So it is important for a researcher to understand which type of method would be the most appropriate to use in their research design. Qualitative research deals with descriptions. It analyzes the evidence collected from
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However, the two approaches can be combined to strengthen a weaker single-research study into a research design called the mixed-method approach. “Mixed-methods studies involve the combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods.” Martella et al. 2013, p. 345) This immersion of both types of methods, qualitative and quantitative, involves the combination open-ended questions with closed questions making it more information. There are several types of mixed-methods strategies that are grouped into concurrent and sequential types. In the concurrent category, there are Triangulation, Embedded and Transformative. Concurrent strategies collect data and information together and the same time. In the sequential category, there are Explanatory, Exploratory, and Transformative. Sequential strategies collect data and information at different times. “Mixed methods are generally accepted in educational and psychological research.” (Martella et al. 2013, p. 345) There is a growing number of professional journals that have accepted mixed-method research. However, there are still those who have mixed feelings about this type of research. Even though it is growing in popularity, there are a few in the research community that embraced this method, the majority has not. There still exists the thought, that qualitative and quantitative should be separate types of
However, the two approaches can be combined to strengthen a weaker single-research study into a research design called the mixed-method approach. “Mixed-methods studies involve the combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods.” Martella et al. 2013, p. 345) This immersion of both types of methods, qualitative and quantitative, involves the combination open-ended questions with closed questions making it more information. There are several types of mixed-methods strategies that are grouped into concurrent and sequential types. In the concurrent category, there are Triangulation, Embedded and Transformative. Concurrent strategies collect data and information together and the same time. In the sequential category, there are Explanatory, Exploratory, and Transformative. Sequential strategies collect data and information at different times. “Mixed methods are generally accepted in educational and psychological research.” (Martella et al. 2013, p. 345) There is a growing number of professional journals that have accepted mixed-method research. However, there are still those who have mixed feelings about this type of research. Even though it is growing in popularity, there are a few in the research community that embraced this method, the majority has not. There still exists the thought, that qualitative and quantitative should be separate types of