الوقاية والأرغنوميا
Volume 20, Numéro 1, Pages 37-49
2026-07-19

The Epistemological Emergence Of Mixed Methods In Social Research

Authors : Mokhenfer Hafida .

Abstract

In the last decade, research in the social sciences field has seen a growing discussion about mixed methods research, due to the epistemological criticism of quantitative and qualitative methods, especially the credibility, reliability, and validity of research results. The present paper discusses some epistemological problems during the application of quantitative and qualitative methods in studying social phenomena and how researchers have used mixed methods in social research.

Keywords

Interview ; observation ; quantitative methods ; epistemology ; mixed methods