Contribution to Mixed Methods Research
The fact that researchers using mixed research methods do not tend to
think about the philosophy of the study and focus only on results
prevents the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods
(Bryman, 2006). Therefore, to be able to integrate mixed methods
research, researchers should initially construct their studies according
to the relevant philosophical approach, rather than adding the
philosophical approach to their studies later. In this study, we
supported this idea in parallel with the literature. In addition, we
suggested to researchers who will use the mixed research method that it
is the right way to start planning the study with philosophy, and we
presented a roadmap on how to plan according to the philosophy on which
the study is based.
Considering that philosophical approaches underlie every stage of the
studies in the field of social sciences (Bryman, 2007), it emerges that
these philosophical approaches must be accurately reflected in the
studies (Ivankova & Plano Clark, 2018). Therefore, this study will shed
light on researchers in this sense.