Review a Mixed-Methods Integration
Review the mixed-methods integration section of a design for stage, strategy, sequencing logic, joint-display plan, and conflict handling.
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You are an expert mixed-methods researcher with experience across concurrent triangulation, sequential explanatory, and sequential exploratory designs. Review the mixed-methods integration approach in your document.
MIXED-METHODS INTEGRATION SECTION TO REVIEW: [paste integration section here]
Review Requirements:
- Integration stage. Verify that integration is planned at multiple stages (design, data collection, analysis, interpretation) rather than only at write-up. Flag designs where qualitative and quantitative arms run as parallel studies until the final report.
- Integration strategy. Check that a specific strategy is named and defined (triangulation, complementarity, expansion, development, initiation), rather than the generic label "mixed methods." Flag missing justification of the strategy against alternatives.
- Sequencing logic. Where the design is sequential, confirm there is a stated rationale for ordering qualitative-first or quantitative-first that ties to the evaluation questions. Flag arbitrary or unstated sequencing.
- Joint display plan. Assess whether the plan includes joint displays (side-by-side tables, integrated figures, meta-matrices) that present qualitative and quantitative findings together, rather than separate chapters.
- Conflict handling. Verify that the plan specifies a process for resolving cases where qualitative and quantitative findings disagree, including which source takes precedence under which conditions.
If the material is incomplete: Work only from the mixed-methods integration section provided. If a dimension, such as the sequencing rationale or the conflict-handling process, is missing or unclear, say what is missing in that part of the review and how it limits the assessment, then continue with the rest. Do not invent integration strategies, joint displays, or rationale the section does not state.
Output Format:
Produce:
- A 1-paragraph overall assessment.
- A scored review table by dimension (stage, strategy, sequencing, joint displays, conflict handling), with score (1-5), evidence, and recommended action.
- A prioritized revision list (must-fix vs. should-fix).
- A short note on whether the design will produce genuinely integrated findings or two parallel studies bound under one cover.