What are some key arguments that are occurring within the discipline regarding this question?

Consider the material that we covered this week and discuss
when you think a mixed methods approach should be used in research. What
are some key arguments that are occurring within the discipline regarding this
question? Your posts this week should demonstrate critical reflection upon the
assigned readings, listed below. Use two scholarly peer-reviewed references in
APA 7th edition.
Almalki, Sami. 2016. Integrating Quantitative and
Qualitative Data in Mixed Methods Research Challenges and Benefits. Journal
of Education and Learning 5, no. 3: 288-296.

Bergman, Manfred Max. 2011. Introduction: Whither Mixed Methods? In Advances
in Mixed Methods Research, 1-7. Sage Publications Ltd.

Byman, Alan. 2011. Why do Researchers
Integrate/Combine/Mesh/Blend/Mix/Merge/Fuse Quantitative and Qualitative
Research? In Advances in Mixed Methods Research, edited by Manfred Max
Bergman. 86-100. Sage Publications Ltd.

Caruth, Gail D. 2013. Demystifying Mixed Methods Research Design: A Review of
the Literature. Mevlana International Journal of Education 3, no. 2 (August):
112-122.
Creswell, John W. 2012. Educational Research: Planning,
Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. 4th ed.
Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.

Creswell, John W. 2014. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed
Methods Approaches. 4th ed. Los Angeles: Sage.

Greene, Jennifer C. 2007. Mixing Methods in Social Inquiry. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.

Lieber, Eli and Thomas S. Weisner. 2016. Meeting the Practical Challenges of
Mixed Methods Research. In SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social &
Behavioral Research, edited by Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie. 559-580.
Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.

Teddlie, Charles and Abbas Tashakkori. 2016. Overview of Contemporary Issues
in Mixed Methods Research. In SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social &
Behavioral Research, edited by Abbas Tashakkori and Charles Teddlie. 1-42.
Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc.

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