School Psychologists' Use of Mixed-Methods Research in the Field: A Call for More Mixed-Methods Research and Mixed-Methodological Articles

• In Event: Current Issues in Mixed-Methods Research

Abstract

School psychologists utilize multiple types of data in their everyday work. Having a mixed methods way of thinking can assist school psychologists to incorporate multiple types of data into their decision making. The purpose of this article is to investigate the current use of mixed methods in the extant school psychology literature to explore how often mixed methods designs have been employed. Only 28 mixed methods-declared articles were found in the four top school psychology journals over a 16-year period—representing less than two articles per year, on average. This is not only surprising but disturbing, bearing in mind the efficacy and effectiveness of mixed methods research for conducting the micro-research studies, meso-research, exo-research, macro-research, and chrono-research studies.

Authors

• Nancy L. Leech, University of Colorado - Denver
  Non-Presenting Author

• Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, University of Cambridge
  Presenting Author