METHODOLOGICAL ALGORITHM IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH

Editorial: Methodological Approaches for Quantitative Nursing Research

Running head: METHODOLOGICAL TRIANGULATION Syncretism of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Paradigms: The Case for Methodological Triangulation

The nature of human interaction, particularly within the context of family, is necessarily complex due to the multitude of characteristics which influence the individual's intention toward the other, as well as the characteristics and effects of interaction as a function of the co-construction of meaning between interactants. This essay delineates two arguments, philosophical and pragmatic, whi...

Combining qualitative and quantitative research within mixed method research designs: a methodological review.

OBJECTIVES It has been argued that mixed methods research can be useful in nursing and health science because of the complexity of the phenomena studied. However, the integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches continues to be one of much debate and there is a need for a rigorous framework for designing and interpreting mixed methods research. This paper explores the analytical appro...

Methodological Paradigms in Educational Research

Martyn Hammersley, Professor of Educational and Social Research at the Open University September 2012

Playware Research – Methodological Considerations

Several sub-disciplines of engineering are driven by the researchers’ aim of providing positive change to the society through their engineering. These researchers are challenged by the traditional research method of experimental research with a waterfall model which demands clearly defined project definition and functional requirements, and impose a sequential processes leading to the final sys...