In This Issue: Mixed Methods in Simulation Research, Repertory Grids, Limitations, Abduction, and Research Questions in Mixed Methods Research
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This October issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR) includes an editorial, four articles, and a research note.In the editorial, Ivankova et al. (2026) discuss methodological opportunities for using mixed methods in simulation research.The authors describe several possibilities for the intersection of these two approaches, with particular emphasis on the beneficial role that mixed methods can play in improving the rigor of simulation research.The editorial concludes with several tips for simulation researchers when considering incorporating a mixed methods approach into their studies.The editorial is accompanied by a call for papers for a future JMMR special issue titled "Mixed methods research for simulation: Methodological potential and value added."We invite readers of the journal with expertise in simulation research to submit papers to this special issue by April 2027.In the first article of the issue, Voss and Winters (2026), working in education and medical education, describe a theory-driven method for organizing, aggregating, and synthesizing data derived from multiple repertory grid tests.The authors show how, by grouping participants' constructs into basic themes and creating joint displays, the qualitative interview data collected in the tests can be integrated in a complementary way with the quantitative grid data from multiple participants.The method is illustrated using an exemplar study with a mixed methods convergent design to examine medical students' thinking and feelings about digital learning.This approach contributes to the mixed methods field by enabling researchers to synthesize data from multiple repertory grids with minimal loss of data.In the second article, Saedi and Amini Farsani (2026), with affiliations in foreign languages, present the findings of a review of the limitations reported in 215 empirical mixed methods articles published in the Journal of Mixed Methods research between 2007, the year in which the journal published its first issue, and 2023.
Authors: Sergi Fàbregues, Timothy C. Guetterman
Institutions: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7212138751
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