The New Paradigm of Ethnic Minority Educational Research: Mixed Methods Research

Abstract

Qualitative research and quantitative research have their own advantages, so mixed use both to improve scientific research. Too many Chinese Ethnic Minority Educational Research in qualitative research, and few use quantitative research, leading the results with many subjective factors. The reason is that selecting ethnic minority educational research paradigm is based on the subject property-oriented, rather than a problem-oriented research, and the selection of ethnic minority educational research paradigms was too concern about minority culture, ignored its educational attribute. Mixed methods research as the "third methodological movement", it can not only integrate the advantages of qualitative research and quantitative research, and enhance the consciousness of problem-oriented of researchers, but also to improve the science of ethnic minority educational research and promote the development of this discipline.

Keywords: ethnic minority educational research; mixed method research; minority culture; research paradigm

Ethnic minority educational research, sharing dual natures of education and minority, people and culture have become an important factor in ethnic minority educational research, however, in the dispute of qualitative research and quantitative research, the ethnic minority educational research prefer the former. Causing it is difficult to go into the vision of ethnic minority educational researchers for the latter paradigm. Currently, the international education research be in a major shift in paradigm, the estrangement of qualitative research and quantitative research gradually digestion. Instead, the mixed methods research is rising in educational research as “The Third Paradigm" and affecting it in a large part.