TY - JOUR
T1 - Mixed Methods in Early Childhood Special Education Research
T2 - Purposes, Challenges, and Guidance
AU - Corr, Catherine
AU - Snodgrass, Melinda R.
AU - Greene, Jennifer C.
AU - Meadan, Hedda
AU - Santos, Rosa Milagros
N1 - We are grateful for the careful and constructive feedback from the JEI reviewers and associate editor. This manuscript is stronger because of critical feedback. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
PY - 2020/3/1
Y1 - 2020/3/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - qualitative methods
KW - quantitative methods
KW - research methods
KW - single-case methods
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U2 - 10.1177/1053815119873096
DO - 10.1177/1053815119873096
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074492528
SN - 1053-8151
VL - 42
SP - 20
EP - 30
JO - Journal of Early Intervention
JF - Journal of Early Intervention
IS - 1
ER -