Hi sarah, chris and others
I especially liked tthe allusions to pragmatism, mixed methods etc. I'll tell you why. When I was workign with research students in medicine who were taking up the new discourse of mixed methods particularly for public health (and I have one students at the moment skirting around in this area with a WHO project on anti-smoking health intervention), I learned that mixed methods, ocf course is underpinned by pragmatism and this is made plain by a number of authors includingm Creswell, Tashakori & Teddle etc. Anyway, my point being design, mixed methods, and health are sourcing a common pragmatist legacy (one I want to write about so please don't steal this idea or co-author with me) that can be flsehd out and even used as a conversation starter for design-health intersections. I'm sure the general point has been taken elsewhere but I know the three literatures (public health, design, mixed methods/methodology) can perhaps illuminate new synergies. Thanks Sarah and others for bringing this topic to the table. Gavin Melles
Dr Gavin Melles
Lecturer, Research Degree Skills
Faculty of Design
Swinburne University of Technology
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