Toward a Conceptualization of Mixed Methods Phenomenological Research. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mayoh, Joanne; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of mixed methods research. Volume 9:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 91
• Page End: 107
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: phenomenological research -- mixed methods phenomenological research -- descriptive phenomenology -- interpretive phenomenology; Mixed methods research -- Periodicals; Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology -- Periodicals; Research -- Evaluation -- Periodicals; 507.21
• DOI: 10.1177/1558689813505358
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-6898

Abstract

Increasingly, researchers are recognizing the benefits of expanding research designs that are rooted in one tradition (i.e., monomethod design) into a design that incorporates or interfaces with the other tradition. The flexibility of phenomenologically driven methods provides one such example. Indeed, phenomenological research methods work extremely well as a component of mixed methods research approaches. However, to date, a mixed methods version of phenomenological research has not been formally conceptualized. Thus, the purpose of this article is twofold. First, we provide a philosophical justification for using what we call mixed methods phenomenological research (MMPR). Second, we provide examples of MMPR in practice to underline a number of potential models for MMPR that can practically be used in future research.