The use of mixed methods is currently increasing in social science research since it emphasizes methodological pluralism‚ and provides a broader and more credible understanding of the research problem than the use of a single method (Tashakkori and Teddlie 2010). However‚ mixing methods for no good reason other than the sake of it can produce disjointed and unfocussed research‚ and can severely test the capabilities of researchers. I raise some cautionary issues in this paper by critiquing the methodology
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Organic chemistry 201 | Mixed Melting Points | Determination of an Unknown Solid | | [Type the author name] | 9/15/2011 | Purpose : The main purpose of this experiment was to identify an unknown compound/substance by performing multiple experimental melting point tests. Pure and impure solids were tested to see what affect pureness/impureness had on a melting point. Background: The melting point of a solid can be used to determine the purity of the solid. Pure samples usually have
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Mixed Schools is the optimum Coeducation or mixed-gender education is the integrated education of male and female students in the same environment‚ while unisex education is the education where male and female students attend in separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. In the past‚ mixed schools were not acceptable‚ but by the time it became popular. Mixed schools are better for students socially‚ and it also develops their educational skills and psychological things. Parents recommend
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The history of mixed-race individuals is one that has been overlooked and underrepresented for centuries. Some have constructed research regarding this topic‚ yet Mixed-Race people seem to fall between the cracks of the over-discussed and typical themes in history—such as slavery‚ the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade‚ and the creation of the United States Constitution. Many know of the enslavement of African American’s in Jamestown‚ Virginia along with knowing the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade began in the
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Michele Matos “Mixed Messenger” By: Peggy Orenstein In the reading‚ “Mixed Messenger”‚ Peggy Orenstein has an interesting take on her thoughts on racial identity‚ the role of race in society‚ Obama‚ and America’s rapidly growing‚ bi-racial nature. As a white mother of a biracial child‚ Orenstein has an interesting point as to how people view races and how discriminating and stereotypical people can be towards the mixing of races. For example‚ when Orenstein writes about the time “at
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Exercise Exercise 2 MIXED TENSES Motorcycle Accidents A spokesman for the Public Works Department says motorcycle lanes 1. _________ (be) no longer needed on the highway as the accident rate involving motorcycles 2. ______________ (be) negligible compared to trunk roads. The percentage of motorcycle accidents along the expressway 3. _________ (be) less than 0.01%‚ most of which are caused by reckless riding and speeding. According to international design requirements‚ a separate
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The mixed ability classIntroduction:Working with a mixed ability class is one of the most challenging tasks a teacher has to face in her career.It is very difficult to cope with the problems of this type of groups. Being a teacher means primarily working with people‚ leading these humans ’learning process to reach a previous determined objective. To achieve this objective‚ teachers prepare‚ beforehand‚ a syllabus according to their own expectations and aims. The syllabus is generally based on the
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Tradition-based societies Command economy Market economy Economic Systems Tradition-Based Societies Small and rely on traditional communal roles and customs to carry out the two basic economic tasks. Individuals are motivated by the community’s expression of approval or disapproval and the community’s productive resources - such as its herds are owned in common E.g. Bushman‚ the Inuit‚ Kalahari hunters and Bedouin tribes. Economic Systems Command Economy Based primarily on a government
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MIXED TENSES EXERCISES + KEY Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. 1. I (learn) [pic]English for seven years now. 2. But last year I (not / work) [pic]hard enough for English‚ that’s why my marks (not / be) [pic]really that good then. 3. As I (pass / want) [pic]my English exam successfully next year‚ I (study) [pic]harder this term. 4. During my last summer holidays‚ my parents (send) [pic]me on a language course to London. 5. It (be) [pic]great and I (think) [pic]I (learn)
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Co-education refers to a mixed schooling system‚ where boys and girls learn together under one single roof. A co-education school system mitigates any impartation and difference between girls and boys. They play‚ learn‚ read and write together without being discriminated by gender boundaries. The concept of co-education was believed to be introduced by the great Greek philosopher‚ Plato‚ who believed in the concept of equality for girls. However‚ along with some obvious advantages‚ the co-education
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