As a methodological paradigm, mixed methods research is not simply an A + B operation of adding qualitative methods to a quantitative study (or vice versa). It is often referred to as a “third paradigm” (Denscombe, 2008) and a holistic enterprise (Langhout, 2003) with its own multidisciplinary history and unique epistemological, methodological, and practical challenges and solutions. In this chapter, we first review briefly the history and current epistemological and design debates in the mixed methods literature. We then present a case study of one specific mixed methods design, the sequential explanatory mixed methods design, in an evaluation of a community-based intervention to improve postassault care for sexual assault survivors (for other mixed methods case examples, see Chapter 11, this volume). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
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