A Continuation of the Paradigm Wars? Prevalence Rates of Methodological Approaches across the Social/Behavioral Sciences

Autor/inn/en	Alise, Mark A.; Teddlie, Charles
Titel	A Continuation of the Paradigm Wars? Prevalence Rates of Methodological Approaches across the Social/Behavioral Sciences
Quelle	In: Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 4 (2010) 2, S.103-126 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1558-6898
DOI	10.1177/1558689809360805
Schlagwörter	Methods Research; Models; Incidence; Classification; Sampling; Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Social Sciences; Intellectual Disciplines; Mathematics Education; Researchers; Higher Education; Constructivism (Learning); Sample Size; Data Collection; Research Design; Data Analysis; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Methodenforschung; Analogiemodell; Vorkommen; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Psychologie; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Geisteswissenschaften; Mathematische Bildung; Researcher; Forscher; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Data capture; Datensammlung; Forschungsdesign; Auswertung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	A new line of research has emerged that examines the prevalence rates of mixed methods within disciplines in the social/behavioral sciences. Research presented in this article is unique in that it examines prevalence rates across multiple disciplines using an established cross-disciplinary classification scheme. Results indicate that there are significant differences in the methods employed (quantitative, mixed, qualitative) in pure (psychology, sociology) as opposed to applied (education, nursing) disciplines. The prevalence rate for mixed methods research is higher in applied (16%) compared with pure disciplines (6%). Quantitative methods and the underlying postpositivistic paradigm are prevalent in articles from "elite" journals from pure disciplines, especially psychology. Methodological issues are discussed, including the importance of the sampling procedures employed in prevalence rates studies. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10