A concise introduction to mixed methods research / John W. Creswell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
This is a brief overview of mixed methods research that takes readers through the essential steps in planning and designing a study. Rather than offering an extensive treatment of mixed methods, this concise book offers individuals in the social, behavioral, and health sciences a foundation for unde...
| Uniform Title: | Sage mixed methods research series.
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| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
SAGE,
[2015]
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| Series: | Sage mixed methods research series.
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Introduction to mixed methods research
Mixed methods research |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Basic features of mixed methods research : Understanding mixed methods research ; What mixed methods is ; What mixed method is not ; Core characteristics of mixed methods : Collecting quantitative and qualitative data; Using rigorous methods; Integrating data; Using a framework
- Steps in designing a mixed methods study : The need for planning a study ; Steps in the process ; The working title ; The problem underlying the need for the study ; The intent or question to be answered ; The types of data collection and data analysis to be used ; Reasons for using mixed methods ; Specifying a worldview or theory ; Defining mixed methods ; Diagrams, procedures, and choice of design ; Potential methodological challenges and threats to validity ; A mixed methods study aim or purpose ; Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods questions ; Reorganizing the steps
- Skills needed to conduct mixed methods research : Requirements for conducting mixed methods ; Mixed methods teams ; Individual skills in research ; Skills in quantitative research ; Skills in qualitative research
- Basic and advanced mixed methods designs : Preliminary considerations ; Basic designs : The convergent design; The explanatory sequential design; The exploratory design ; Advanced designs : The intervention design ; The social justice design ; The multistage evaluation design ; How to choose a design
- How to draw a diagram of procedures : Definition of a diagram ; The use of diagrams ; Tools for drawing diagrams ; Notations for diagrams ; Essential elements in a diagram : Title; Vertical or horizontal orientation; SImplicity; Single page; Timeline ; Basic steps in drawing a diagram ; Visual models of diagrams by design ; Adding procedures and products in diagrams ; Drawing advanced designs diagrams
- Introducing a mixed methods study : The importance of a good introduction ; A script for writing a mixed methods introduction : The topic; The problem; The existing literature; Mixed methods deficiencies in the literature; The audience ; Writing a mixed methods purpose statement : "Best practice" study aims; A sample script ; Writing mixed methods research questions : Quantitative hypotheses or questions; Qualitative research questions; Mixed methods questions
- Sampling and integration issues : The issues of sampling and integration ; Sampling : Quantitative sampling; Qualitative sampling; Mixed methods sampling ; Integration : Types of integration ; How integration is represented in a mixed methods study
- Writing a mixed methods study for publication : Locating a suitable journal ; Criteria used to evaluate JMMR articles ; Two types of mixed methods articles; Empirical articles ; Structuring the empirical article to reflect the design : Convergent design structure; Explanatory sequential design structure; Exploratory sequential design structure; Intervention design structure; CBPR mixed methods structure ; A checklist of elements to include a publication
- Evaluating the quality of a mixed methods study : How criteria are being applied ; Should we have standards? ; Criteria I used as coeditor of JMMR ; JMMR criteria for empirical articles ; JMMR criteria for methodological/theoretical articles ; Standards available for mixed methods ; NIH recommendations for mixed methods
- The development and advancement of mixed methods : Scientific developments : Core characteristics; Terminology; The value of mixed methods; Advances in research design; Skills required for conducting mixed methods research ; Use of philosophy and theory; Mixed methods research question; Joint displays; Writing and publishing mixed methods studies; Standards of quality ; Mixes methods in the digital age.