Full Description
This book shows researchers in education, psychology, health, and other social sciences how to mix qualitative and quantitative research methods together with confidence.
How can researchers sequence and incorporate data in ways that are meaningful, without simply combining data and hoping it makes sense? This book walks readers through the essential steps to avoid some common mistakes and to clarify confusing parts of common method designs. It offers a series of amp quot how-to amp quot steps, situated within the core mixed methods designs. Students and researchers will learn the essential design elements of all mixed methods research, how to clearly distinguish between the different core mixed methods designs, how to figure out which design works best for their research, and more.
Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits
Acknowledgments
Introduction
. Definitions, Origins, and Practices of Mixed Methods Inquiry
2. Mixed Methods Design Essentials
3. Sequential Mixed Methods Designs
4. Convergent Mixed Methods Designs
5. Experimental Mixed Methods Designs
. Validity, Integration, and Joint Displays
7. Presenting, Writing, and Publishing Mixed Methods Research
Conclusion
Appendix A: Mixed Methods Designs and Major Steps
Appendix B: Journals That Publish Mixed Methods Research
Appendix C: University Programs in Mixed Methods Research
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
