Social scientists use many different methods, and there are often substantial disagreements about which method is appropriate for a given research question. In response to this uncertainty about the relative merits of different methods, W. E. B. Du Bois advocated for and applied “methodological triangulation”. This is to use multiple methods simultaneously in the belief that, where one is uncer...

There is considerable agreement among linguists that thematic analysis offers writers insights into manuscripts that may be rejected by international journals due to thematic organization problems. Whereas many comparative studies have provided valuable information about thematic progression (TP), the role of peripheral themes (PTs) has almost been neglected. Using the revised model of the TP p...

Critical applied linguistics is a field of inquiry and practice that can be understood in several ways. It brings critical focus—where the as social critique rather than thinking—to linguistic work. A central goal to connect questions domination (contingent contextual effects power), disparity (inequitable access material cultural goods), discrimination (ideological discursive frames exclusion)...

AIM To describe the use of methodological triangulation in a study of how people who had moved to retirement communities were adjusting. BACKGROUND Methodological triangulation involves using more than one kind of method to study a phenomenon. It has been found to be beneficial in providing confirmation of findings, more comprehensive data, increased validity and enhanced understanding of stu...