With the broad application of mixed methods in social sciences, methodological designs language education research has grabbed growing attention from scholars. This paper examines use empirical studies on 2016 to 2020 four International journals. Grounded Creswell’s (2018) theory, core design method is further illustrated, expected render some enlightenment for future linguistics and researchers.

Inductive/deductive hybrid thematic analysis offers significant opportunities for researchers, but its application within integrative mixed methods research has yet to be fully explored. Firstly, this article contributes by demonstrating the compatibility of inductive/deductive with quantitative work in a approach research. Secondly, then innovates highlighting value critical realist meta-theor...

BACKGROUND Recently, there has been a surge of international interest in combining qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study--often called mixed methods research. It is timely to consider why and how mixed methods research is used in health services research (HSR). METHODS Documentary analysis of proposals and reports of 75 mixed methods studies funded by a research commissioner ...

this study reports a mixed methods design investigation into language teachers’ conception of research. the study drew on various sources of data, including teachers’ responses to questionnaires items, qualitative comments in follow-up interviews, and contributions to e-mail inquiries. results showed that the teachers’ understanding of research is mainly associated with a standard view of resea...