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Death of mixed methods? Or the rebirth of research as a craft

Jennifer E. Symonds Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Stephen Gorard School of Education, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 121-136 | Received 01 Jan 2010, Published online: 04 Jun 2010

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