Defining and describing the paradigm issue in mixed‐method evaluation
New Directions for EvaluationPublished 1 June 1997
Jennifer C. Greene, Valerie J. Caracelli
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Current stances on mixing methods and paradigms are described and critiqued and ideas are offered for advancing mixed-method evaluation beyond age-worn paradigm debates.
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Abstract Current stances on mixing methods and paradigms are described and critiqued. Ideas are offered for advancing mixed‐method evaluation beyond age‐worn paradigm debates.
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