@article{69141, year={2020}, issn={1972-5027}, journal={RIV Rassegna Italiana di Valutazione}, number={76}, volume={}, doi={10.3280/RIV2020-076002}, title={Research and Evaluation: The Practices, Politics, and Possibilities of Mixed Methods Social Inquiry}, abstract={For several decades now, researchers and evaluators around the globe have turned to a mixed methods approach to social inquiry as a strategy for "better understanding" the important social phenomena be-ing studied. One accomplishment of this time period is the elaboration of varied methodological framework(s) and approaches for mixed methods practice by many theorists and practitioners. It is now im-portant to turn our attention to the politics of mixed methods social in-quiry, which can also enlighten our thinking about mixed methods pos-sibilities, including the contributions that mixed methods social inquiry can make to our increasingly troubled world. Within social science, politics generally refers to the values that are advanced by a given study. Values are most commonly conveyed through our designated inquiry purpose and audience, key inquiry questions, and accompany-ing methodological design. This presentation will engage this important topic using the formal language of methodology and the common lan-guage of storytelling.} url={http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=69141}, author={Jennifer Greene} pages={19-32}, language={EN}}