Short description
Serves as a practical, how-to guide for designing a mixed methods study. This work illustrates designs using visual diagrams and flowcharts. It goes through the entire research process (formulating questions, designing, collecting, interpreting) using four major types of mixed methods designs. It also contains a full glossary of terms.
Long description
"Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research" offers a practical, how-to guide for designing a mixed methods study. The text presents examples from actual, published mixed methods studies drawn across the social, behavioral, health, and education disciplines; incorporates activities and exercises for classroom use or for use by the researcher in preparing designs; contains a full glossary of terms for quick reference or as a study tool; illustrates designs using visual diagrams and flowcharts; and, goes through the entire research process (formulating questions, designing, collecting, interpreting, etc.) using four major types of mixed methods designs. While much has been written about mixed methods from a conceptual and theoretical approach, this is the first book to deliver practical guidance about how to design a mixed method study.
Review
This textbook, designed for graduate students and researchers, presents a clear and comprehensive guidebook for designing and conducting mixed methods research. One of the greatest strengths of this book for students and researchers is the inclusion of four complete published research studies in the appendixes. This is an excellent textbook for anyone interested in understanding mixed methods research. Although the target audience is graduate students, I believe that the text would be accessible and interesting to advanced undergraduates. -- Karl N. Kelley Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books 20070412
Table of contents
- Preface: Purpose of This Book Audience for the Book Book Features Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Understanding Mixed Methods Research: Purpose and Organization Clarifying Terms What Is Mixed Methods Research? The Importance of Mixed Methods Research Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 2: Examining Preliminary Considerations: Consider Worldview Stances The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Research Problems Addressed by Mixed Methods Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 3: Locating and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies: Searching for and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies A Mixed Methods Notation System and Visual Diagrams Four Examples of Mixed Methods Studies Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 4: Choosing a Mixed Methods Design: Classifications of Mixed Methods Designs The Four Major Types of Mixed Methods Designs Selecting a Type of Mixed Methods Design Implementing the Design Decisions Writing a Paragraph to Identify a Study's Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 5: Introducing a Mixed Methods Study: Writing a Mixed Methods Title Stating the Problem in the Introduction The Purpose Statement Research Questions and Hypotheses Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 6: Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research: Procedures in Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Data Collection in Mixed Methods Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 7: Analyzing Data in Mixed Methods Research: Procedures in Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Data Analysis With Mixed Methods Designs Validate the Data Within a Mixed Methods Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 8: Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research: General Writing Guidelines Organize the Writing Structure to Relate to the Design Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 9: Questions Often Raised About Mixed Methods Research: Anticipate Mixed Methods Questions What Is Mixed Methods Research? Is Mixed Methods Research Accepted? Is Mixed Methods Research Realistic? Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine
- Chapter 10: Future Directions for Mixed Methods Research: Needed Developments in Mixed Methods Research.