Mixed Methods in Early Childhood Special Education Research: Purposes, Challenges, and Guidance

Autor/inn/en	Corr, Catherine; Snodgrass, Melinda R.; Greene, Jennifer C.; Meadan, Hedda; Santos, Rosa Milagros
Titel	Mixed Methods in Early Childhood Special Education Research: Purposes, Challenges, and Guidance
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Intervention, 42 (2020) 1, S.20-30 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Meadan, Hedda)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8151
DOI	10.1177/1053815119873096
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Early Childhood Education; Special Education; Students with Disabilities; Early Intervention; Child Welfare + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Kindeswohl
Abstract	Mixed methods approaches to research are gaining popularity in the social sciences. Although these approaches may be unfamiliar to many in our field, they can uniquely contribute to and enhance early childhood special education (ECSE) research. The purpose of this article is to orient ECSE researchers to the field of mixed methods social inquiry. We offer two examples of mixed methods. We define mixed methods and how mental models and paradigms influence these efforts, including a discussion of the distinctive purposes for applying mixed methods. Finally, we identify challenges to determining rigor and quality of mixed methods research and offer preliminary guidance to mitigate these challenges. Throughout, we encourage integrating rigorous mixed methods into ECSE scholarship. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01