Views on the combination of quantitative and qualitative research approaches
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Abstract
This article addresses the possibility of combining quantitative and qualitative research \napproaches. The paradigms underlying quantitative and qualitative research (for example, \npositivism and postmodernism) are identified. The limitations and strengths of both \napproaches are highlighted, and the conclusion is reached that a combination of the two \nmethods builds on the strengths of both. This is followed by a discussion of three combined \nmodels: (1) the two-phase model; (2) the dominant less-dominant model and (3) the mixed \nmethodology model. Two research types that combine quantitative and qualitative \nmethodologies and are especially useful to educators are explained. These are action \nresearch and programme evaluation.