Maria Concetta Pitrone

Mixed methods approach has gained a broad consensus among social science scholars, who often regard it as a “new paradigm” or the “third way” able to offer new and convincing answers to the never-ending debate between quantitative and qualitative approaches to social research...

Globalisation has impacted and transformed every aspect of modern society. With it, also the concept of University and that of its role within this society have gone through a process of profound redefinition: to its traditional and noble tasks – that of teaching and research – a third objective has been added, one which expects the University to engage with the market. The «third mission», however, also expects the University to «open itself to society», contributing to its improvement...