Mixed Methods Research in Employability Discourse: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA

Table 1

Trends and practices in employability research using MMR.

Information observed	Findings
Number of articles	There is an increasing trend of using MMR in employability discourse
Sector	MMR is not limited to the academic sector only and it has social and practical applications
Origin	Australia and UK are leading in terms of country of origin of articles in integrating MMR in employability
Terminology	Usage of terminology of MMR in the abstract is less but explained in methodology and also used approach without mentioning MMR
Participants	Participants of most of the studies are mostly students and employers, but policymakers’ concerns are largely ignored
Software usage	Usage of software is common
Sample size	Sample size was between 200 and 500 in quantitative strands and 15 participants on average in qualitative strands
Reliability and validity	Concerns of reliability and validity are less prioritized
Ethical consideration	It is not explicated