Mixed Methods Research in Language Teaching and Learning - A. Mehdi Riazi
Chapter 3: Following a Purpose and Achieving Goals in Undertaking MMR
Mixed Methods Research in Language Teaching and Learning - A. Mehdi Riazi
A. Mehdi Riazi [+]
Macquarie University
A. Mehdi Riazi is Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney.
Description
This chapter focuses on how to define and achieve research purposes when undertaking MMR. Each of the five main purposes of MMR, namely, Triangulation, Complementarity, Development, Expansion, and Initiation will be described, explained and discussed in this chapter. By becoming familiar with MMR purposes, readers will be enabled to identify and understand more fully and critically the scope of a MMR-based research study.