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Using the survey developed in Chap. 5, this chapter illustrates the motivation and the process of using an explanatory mixed-method research design for understanding students’ epistemological development.
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Zhu, J. (2017). A Mixed-Method Research Design. In: Understanding Chinese Engineering Doctoral Students in U.S. Institutions. East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1136-8_6
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