Mixed Methods and Action Research: similar or different?

• Authors: Danuta Wiśniewska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

This article attempts to analyse and compare ELT studies grounded solely in mixed methods and ELT action research studies based on a mixed methods approach in order to identify to what degree action research studies combining different methods in a single study comply with the principles of rigorous mixed methods study.

Keywords

PL

Mixed methods; Action research; ELT

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Glottodidactica
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 37
• Pages: 59-72

Dates

published

2011-01-01

Contributors

author

Danuta Wiśniewska

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/gl.2011.37.5