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Mixed Methods and Wicked Problems

Mertens, Donna M.·2015·Journal of Mixed Methods Research

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Authors: Mertens, D. M.
Affiliations: Independent Consultant
Corresponding author: Mertens, Donna M.
ORCID: Mertens, Donna M.
Venue: Journal of Mixed Methods Research
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2014-12-05
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-6
ISSN: 1558-6898 (ISSN-L)
1558-6901
DOI: 10.1177/1558689814562944
OpenAlex: W2323007292
Cited by: 182
References: 9
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 31 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 22.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Mixed Methods Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Complex Systems and Decision Making
Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
Keywords: mixed methods, wicked problems

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