Our contemporary social and ecological problems, including climate change, peak oil and
food security, necessitate solutions informed by multiple backgrounds that singular …

Although the role and management of interdisciplinary research in knowledge development
has received plenty of attention in recent years ambiguity remains, often hindering …

The growing interest in combining different approaches to qualitative text and discourse
analysis has so far not been met with adapted methodological resources. This article aims to …

In recent times there has been a growth in the popularity, use and acceptance of qualitative
methods in health, education, social sciences and other areas. This has been reflected in …

Scientists develop decision support systems (DSSs) to make agricultural science more
accessible for farmers and extension officers. Despite the growing use of participatory …

The ecosystem service (ES) concept is becoming mainstream in policy and planning, but
operational influence on practice is seldom reported. Here, we report the practitioners' …

The nature of qualitative research means that the personal values of an individual
researcher can and do (unwittingly) shape the way in which they analyse data sets, and the …

Improving animal welfare is an important part of the development of the agricultural industry,
particularly at a time when intensification and the encroachment of factory-style production …

Combining qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study—otherwise known as
mixed-methods research—is common. In health research these projects can be delivered by …

This article explores the group dynamics of mixed methods health sciences research teams.
The authors conceptualize mixed methods research teams as “representational groups,” in …