Published In
Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
5-2-2022
Subjects
Sociology -- Research -- Pedagogy
Abstract
The rapid growth of mixed methods research over the past two decades matches what Fujimura (1989) called a “bandwagon effect.” This study compares articles from the Journal of Mixed Methods Research, representing the core of the field, to a more peripheral set of randomly drawn articles. A content analysis of the two sets of articles shows strong differences, with the random sample dominated by convergent designs and lower integration between the qualitative and quantitative results. This research contributes to the field of mixed methods by showing systematic differences between articles published in its flagship journal versus a broad sample of articles from outside this core set. In addition, it offers recommendations for how to reduce this disparity.
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Final published version: https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898221096319
DOI
10.1177/15586898221096319
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37675
Citation Details
Morgan, David L., "Who is on the Bandwagon? Core and Periphery in Mixed Methods Research" (2022). Sociology Faculty Publications and Presentations. 178.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37675
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This is the author’s version of a work. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 15586898221096319.