Use of Mixed Methods and Reflection: A Novice Researcher’s Perspective

Novice researchers are often faced with the challenge of producing rigourous research outputs using a variety of appropriate methods. Often, one is challenged with how decisions are to occur when negotiating the use of mixed methods, which has surged in the last decade. In this paper, the author attempts to share with novice researchers lessons learnt in the use of mixed methods as well as reflection in practice-based research.