This will be a discussion post for my doctoral mixed methods research class. You must support your response with peer-reviewed articles, but can also cite any of the provided resources. For this particular assignment, using Tashakkori, A., Johnson, R.B., & Teddlie, C. (2020). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences (2nd ed.) Sage. (ISBN: 9781506350301)
Chs 3 & 4, and all other provided resources, respond to the following topic:
Complete the Personal Beliefs on Research Philosophy rating scale (data # 3), the Researcher Self-Efficacy Scale (data # 4), and the Post Graduate Research Experiences Survey (data # 5), located on Google Docs (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LmvMH-Kf70dYzXi5lrHdbk1v4uB6ZBYmMD3VukO5deM/edit#gid=1893885960).
Data Input Directions: In column A, provide your identity information. In the following cells, use a number from 0 to 100 to rate your level of efficacy for the research skill item presented in the columns below.
Make a notation here that you have completed all three.
Which paradigm do you most closely align and why? How might a researcher’s paradigm influence the way he does or doesn’t conduct mixed methods research? (note: this question is a primer for your researcher identity memo—make the most of it with feedback and replies!)
Textbooks, blogs, magazine or internet articles, book chapters, or special reports, do not count toward the peer-reviewed minimum. Connections to the peer reviewed references should be used throughout your writing with in-text citations and matching reference citations.
For your reference, I am a healthy, white 34-year old female from Kentucky. I am extremely active and spend a lot of time working out and eating healthy food. Also, I am a college professor in the Exercise Science department and own an online fitness and nutrition coaching business. My dissertation topic is the effect of daily vs. weekly check-ins for adherence in an online fitness & nutrition coaching program ). Please refer to this link for further explanation regarding my dissertation topic (https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iP494heIzm9H7gTWdo_Gs7Y3QErlDBWicy7Zdl51n0/edit)
I have attached the book chapters and other recommended resources to elaborate on the assignment expectations. Skim chapters by specifically focusing their reading on: (a) the paradigm and philosophical stance they most closely align with, and (b) how their philosophy and paradigm compares to other approaches and where it stands in the larger research community. Make sure to provide substantial evidence from scholarly resources and refrain from making generalized statements. Textbooks, blogs, magazine or internet articles, book chapters, or special reports, do not count toward scholarly resources.
