Percentage of ODL journal articles by research area and research methodology in 2005 and 2015
| Percentage of articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of research areas | Research methodology | 2005 (n=106) | 2015 (n=182) | Difference |
| Macro-level | Qualitative method | 4.1 | 12.2 | 8.1* |
| Quantitative method | 6.1 | 22.4 | 16.3*** | |
| Mixed method | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1** | |
| Non-empirical | 30.6 | 18.4 | −12.2* | |
| Meso-level | Qualitative method | 12.5 | 21.1 | 8.6 |
| Quantitative method | 12.5 | 32.8 | 20.3*** | |
| Mixed method | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Non-empirical | 5.5 | 1.6 | −3.9 | |
| Micro-level | Qualitative method | 9.4 | 20.1 | 10.7* |
| Quantitative method | 9.0 | 27.4 | 18.4*** | |
| Mixed method | 16.0 | 12.6 | −3.4 | |
| Non-empirical | 34.0 | 12.1 | −21.9*** | |
| Percentage of articles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of research areas | Research methodology | 2005 ( | 2015 ( | Difference |
| Macro-level | Qualitative method | 4.1 | 12.2 | 8.1* |
| Quantitative method | 6.1 | 22.4 | 16.3*** | |
| Mixed method | 0.0 | 6.1 | 6.1** | |
| Non-empirical | 30.6 | 18.4 | −12.2* | |
| Meso-level | Qualitative method | 12.5 | 21.1 | 8.6 |
| Quantitative method | 12.5 | 32.8 | 20.3*** | |
| Mixed method | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Non-empirical | 5.5 | 1.6 | −3.9 | |
| Micro-level | Qualitative method | 9.4 | 20.1 | 10.7* |
| Quantitative method | 9.0 | 27.4 | 18.4*** | |
| Mixed method | 16.0 | 12.6 | −3.4 | |
| Non-empirical | 34.0 | 12.1 | −21.9*** | |
Notes: *,**,***Significant at p<0.05; p<0.01; p<0.001, two-tailed level, respectively
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