MIXED METHODS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC

MIXED METHODS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC (MMIRA) AIMS TO CREATE AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY MIXED METHODS RESEARCH. THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO ENGAGE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT MIXED METHODS RESEARCH, WHICH BROADLY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: MIXING/COMBINING/INTEGRATING QUANTITATIVE AND/OR QUALITATIVE METHODS, EPISTEMOLOGIES, AXIOLOGIES, AND STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES AND STANDPOINTS. MMIRA SEEKS TO ENGAGE WITH A BROAD SET OF APPROACHES IN THE SERVICE OF UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, AND POLITICAL CONCERNS RELATED TO THE HUMAN CONDITION AND NATURAL WORLD. OUR VISION INCLUDES BRINGING TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, CITIZENS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, WITH THE GOALS OF EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE AND PRODUCING SOCIAL BETTERMENT AND SOCIAL AND GLOBAL JUSTICE.