Qualitative and Quantitative are Data Types not Paradigms: An MMA Framework for Mixed Research in Applied Linguistics

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Published: Jul 19, 2023
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mixed-methods paradigms methods qualitative research quantitative research

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Timothy Hampson
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a postgraduate researcher at University College London
Jim McKinley
Institute of Education, University College London

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Mixed methods research, or mixed research, is an area with a great deal of promise for applied linguistics, especially given the field’s diverse range of topics and methods. However, when mixed research mixes qualitative and qualitative methods, this can be problematic as researchers suppose this implies mixing mutually exclusive ‘quantitative’ and ‘qualitative’ paradigms. This paper argues that these problems arise from the identification of paradigms as qualitative or qualitative. It explores how mixed research might be conducted from a single paradigm. Finally, it offers a novel framework for mixed research which allows for a finer grained and less problematic description of mixed research.

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Hampson, T., & McKinley, J. (2023). Qualitative and Quantitative are Data Types not Paradigms: An MMA Framework for Mixed Research in Applied Linguistics. LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 16(2), 1–7. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LEARN/article/view/266929
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Vol. 16 No. 2 (2023): LEARN Journal (July-December)
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Academic Articles
Author Biographies

Timothy Hampson, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a postgraduate researcher at University College London

A lecturer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a postgraduate researcher at University College London. He has previously taught in China and South Korea. His research interests include research methods, grounded theory, English as a medium of instruction and the teacher-research matrix.

Jim McKinley, Institute of Education, University College London

A Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at University College London. He has taught in higher education in the UK, Japan, Australia, and Uganda, as well as US schools. His research targets implications of internationalization for academic writing and higher education studies. He is an Editor-in-Chief of the journal "System".

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