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Designing and conducting mixed methods research / John W. Creswell, Vicki L. Plano Clark.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxvi, 457 p . : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781412975179 (pbk.)
  • 1412975174 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.4/2 22
LOC classification:
  • H62 CRE 2011
Contents:
Chapter 1. The Nature of Mixed Methods Research -- Defining Mixed Methods Research -- Examples of Mixed Methods Studies -- What Research Problems Fit Mixed Methods? -- A Need Exists Because One Data Source May Be Insufficient -- A Need Exists to Explain Initial Results -- A Need Exists to Generalize Exploratory Findings -- A Need Exists to Enhance a Study With a Second Method -- A Need Exists to Best Employ a Theoretical Stance -- A Need Exists to Understand a Research Objective Through Multiple Research Phases -- What Are the Advantages of Using Mixed Methods? -- What Are the Challenges in Using Mixed Methods? -- The Question of Skills -- The Question of Time and Resources -- The Question of Convincing Others -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 2. The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research -- Historical Foundations -- When Did Mixed Methods Begin? -- Why Mixed Methods Emerged -- The Development of the Name -- Stages in the Evolution of Mixed Methods -- Formative period -- Paradigm debate period -- Procedural development period -- Advocacy and expansion period -- Reflective period -- Philosophical Foundations -- Philosophy and Worldviews -- Worldviews Applied to Mixed Methods -- One "best" worldview for mixed methods -- Multiple worldviews in mixed methods -- Worldviews relate to the type of mixed methods design -- Worldviews depend on the scholarly community -- Theoretical Foundations -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 3. Choosing a Mixed Methods Design -- Principles for Designing a Mixed Methods Study -- Recognize That Mixed Methods Designs Can Be Fixed and/or Emergent -- Identify an Approach to Design -- Match the Design to the Research Problem, Purpose, and Questions -- Be Explicit About the Reasons for Mixing Methods -- Key Decisions in Choosing a Mixed Methods Design -- Determine the Level of Interaction Between the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine the Priority of the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine the Timing of the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine Where and How to Mix the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- The Major Mixed Methods Designs -- Prototypes of the Major Designs -- The Convergent Parallel Design -- The purpose of the convergent design -- When to choose the convergent design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the convergent design -- The convergent design procedures -- Strengths of the convergent design -- Challenges in using the convergent design -- Convergent design variants -- The Explanatory Sequential Design -- The purpose of the explanatory design -- When to choose the explanatory design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the explanatory design -- The explanatory design procedures -- Strengths of the explanatory design -- Challenges in using the explanatory design -- Explanatory design variants -- The Exploratory Sequential Design -- The purpose of the exploratory design -- When to choose the exploratory design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the exploratory design -- The exploratory design procedures -- Strengths of the exploratory design -- Challenges in using the exploratory design -- Exploratory design variants -- The Embedded Design -- The purpose of the embedded design -- When to choose the embedded design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the embedded design -- The embedded design procedures -- Strengths of the embedded design -- Challenges in using the embedded design -- Embedded design variants -- The Transformative Design -- The purpose of the transformative design -- When to choose the transformative design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the transformative design -- The transformative design procedures -- Strengths of the transformative design -- Challenges in using the transformative design -- Transformative design variants -- The Multiphase Design -- The purpose of the multiphase design -- When to choose the multiphase design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the multiphase design -- The multiphase design procedures -- Strengths of the multiphase design -- Challenges in using the multiphase design -- Multiphase design variants -- A Model for Describing a Design in a Written Report -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 4. Examples of Mixed Methods Designs -- Learning From Examples of Mixed Methods Research -- Using Tools to Describe Mixed Methods Designs -- A Notation System -- Procedural Diagrams -- Examining the Design Features of Mixed Methods Studies -- Six Examples of Mixed Methods Designs -- Study A. An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design (Wittink, Barg, & Gallo, 2006) -- Study B. An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design (Ivankova & Stick, 2007) -- Study C. An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design (Myers & Oetzel, 2003) -- Study D. An Example of the Embedded Design (Brady & O'Regan, 2009) -- Study E. An Example of the Transformative Design (Hodgkin, 2008) -- Study F. An Example of the Multiphase Design (Nastasi et al., 2007) -- Similarities and Differences Among the Sample Studies -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 5. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study -- Writing a Mixed Methods Title -- Qualitative and Quantitative Titles -- Mixed Methods Titles -- Stating the Research Problem in the Introduction -- Topics in a Statement of the Problem Section -- Integrate Mixed Methods Into the Statement of the Problem -- Developing the Purpose Statement -- Qualitative and Quantitative Purpose Statements -- Mixed Methods Purpose Statements -- Writing Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Qualitative Questions and Quantitative Questions and Hypotheses -- Mixed Methods Research Questions -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 6. Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research -- Procedures in Collecting Qualitative and Quantitative Data -- Using Sampling Procedures -- Gaining Permissions -- Collecting Information -- Recording the Data -- Administering the Procedures -- Data Collection in Mixed Methods -- Convergent Design -- Decide whether the two samples will include different or the same individuals -- Decide whether the size of the two samples will be the same or different -- Decide to design parallel data collection questions -- Decide if the data will be collected on two, independent sources or a single source -- Explanatory Design -- Decide whether to use the same or different individuals in both samples -- Decide on the sizes for the two samples -- Decide what quantitative results to follow up -- Decide how to select the best participants for the qualitative follow-up phase -- Decide how to describe the emerging follow-up phase for institutional review board approval -- Exploratory Design -- Decide who and how many individuals to include in the sample for the quantitative phase -- Decide how to describe the emerging follow-up phase for institutional review board approval -- Decide what aspects of the qualitative results to use to inform the quantitative data collection -- Decide what steps to take in developing a good quantitative instrument -- Decide how to convey the instrument development component in a procedural diagram -- Embedded Design -- Decide the reason and timing for embedding a second type of data within a larger design -- Decide whether the issue of introducing bias within an embedded experiment is a concern -- Decide what approach will provide the design or procedure for collecting quantitative and qualitative data -- Decide what data collection issues can be anticipated within the chosen design or procedure -- Transformative Design -- Decide how best to refer to and interact with participants -- Decide what sampling strategies will promote inclusiveness --
Decide how to actively involve participants in the data collection process -- Decide to use instruments that are sensitive to the cultural context of the group being studied -- Decide how the data collection process and outcomes will benefit the community being studied -- Multiphase Design -- Decide to use multiple sampling strategies -- Decide how to sample and collect data for each phase -- Decide how to handle measurement and attrition issues -- Decide on the programmatic thrust to provide the framework for the multiphase projects -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Mixed Methods Research -- The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Preparing the Data for Analysis -- Exploring the Data -- Analyzing the Data -- Representing the Data Analysis -- Interpreting the Results -- Validating the Data and Results -- Data Analysis and Interpretation Within Mixed Methods Designs -- Steps and Key Decisions in Data Analysis for Each Mixed Methods Design -- Decisions for Merged Data Analysis in a Concurrent Approach -- Strategies for comparing results -- Strategies for interpreting merged results and reconciling differences -- Decisions for Connected Data Analysis in a Sequential Approach -- Strategies for connected data analysis -- Strategies for interpreting connected results -- Validation and Mixed Methods Designs -- Software Applications and Mixed Methods Data Analysis -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 8. Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research -- General Guidelines for Writing -- Relate the Structure to the Mixed Methods Design -- Structure of a Proposal for a Mixed Methods Dissertation or Thesis -- Structure of a Mixed Methods Dissertation or Thesis -- Structure for a National Institutes of Health Proposal -- Structure of a Mixed Methods Journal Article -- Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study -- Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Criteria -- Mixed Methods Evaluation Criteria -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations -- On Writing a Methodological Paper -- On Defining Mixed Methods -- On Using Terms -- On Using Philosophy -- On Designing Procedures -- On the Value Added by Mixed Methods -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Appendix A. An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design (Wittink, Barg, & Gallo, 2006) -- Appendix B. An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design (Ivankova & Stick, 2007) -- Appendix C. An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design (Myers & Oetzel, 2003) -- Appendix D. An Example of the Embedded Design (Brady & O'Regan, 2009) -- Appendix E. An Example of the Transformative Design (Hodgkin, 2008) -- Appendix F. An Example of the Multiphase Design (Nastasi et al., 2007).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1. The Nature of Mixed Methods Research -- Defining Mixed Methods Research -- Examples of Mixed Methods Studies -- What Research Problems Fit Mixed Methods? -- A Need Exists Because One Data Source May Be Insufficient -- A Need Exists to Explain Initial Results -- A Need Exists to Generalize Exploratory Findings -- A Need Exists to Enhance a Study With a Second Method -- A Need Exists to Best Employ a Theoretical Stance -- A Need Exists to Understand a Research Objective Through Multiple Research Phases -- What Are the Advantages of Using Mixed Methods? -- What Are the Challenges in Using Mixed Methods? -- The Question of Skills -- The Question of Time and Resources -- The Question of Convincing Others -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 2. The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research -- Historical Foundations -- When Did Mixed Methods Begin? -- Why Mixed Methods Emerged -- The Development of the Name -- Stages in the Evolution of Mixed Methods -- Formative period -- Paradigm debate period -- Procedural development period -- Advocacy and expansion period -- Reflective period -- Philosophical Foundations -- Philosophy and Worldviews -- Worldviews Applied to Mixed Methods -- One "best" worldview for mixed methods -- Multiple worldviews in mixed methods -- Worldviews relate to the type of mixed methods design -- Worldviews depend on the scholarly community -- Theoretical Foundations -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 3. Choosing a Mixed Methods Design -- Principles for Designing a Mixed Methods Study -- Recognize That Mixed Methods Designs Can Be Fixed and/or Emergent -- Identify an Approach to Design -- Match the Design to the Research Problem, Purpose, and Questions -- Be Explicit About the Reasons for Mixing Methods -- Key Decisions in Choosing a Mixed Methods Design -- Determine the Level of Interaction Between the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine the Priority of the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine the Timing of the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- Determine Where and How to Mix the Quantitative and Qualitative Strands -- The Major Mixed Methods Designs -- Prototypes of the Major Designs -- The Convergent Parallel Design -- The purpose of the convergent design -- When to choose the convergent design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the convergent design -- The convergent design procedures -- Strengths of the convergent design -- Challenges in using the convergent design -- Convergent design variants -- The Explanatory Sequential Design -- The purpose of the explanatory design -- When to choose the explanatory design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the explanatory design -- The explanatory design procedures -- Strengths of the explanatory design -- Challenges in using the explanatory design -- Explanatory design variants -- The Exploratory Sequential Design -- The purpose of the exploratory design -- When to choose the exploratory design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the exploratory design -- The exploratory design procedures -- Strengths of the exploratory design -- Challenges in using the exploratory design -- Exploratory design variants -- The Embedded Design -- The purpose of the embedded design -- When to choose the embedded design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the embedded design -- The embedded design procedures -- Strengths of the embedded design -- Challenges in using the embedded design -- Embedded design variants -- The Transformative Design -- The purpose of the transformative design -- When to choose the transformative design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the transformative design -- The transformative design procedures -- Strengths of the transformative design -- Challenges in using the transformative design -- Transformative design variants -- The Multiphase Design -- The purpose of the multiphase design -- When to choose the multiphase design -- Philosophical assumptions behind the multiphase design -- The multiphase design procedures -- Strengths of the multiphase design -- Challenges in using the multiphase design -- Multiphase design variants -- A Model for Describing a Design in a Written Report -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 4. Examples of Mixed Methods Designs -- Learning From Examples of Mixed Methods Research -- Using Tools to Describe Mixed Methods Designs -- A Notation System -- Procedural Diagrams -- Examining the Design Features of Mixed Methods Studies -- Six Examples of Mixed Methods Designs -- Study A. An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design (Wittink, Barg, & Gallo, 2006) -- Study B. An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design (Ivankova & Stick, 2007) -- Study C. An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design (Myers & Oetzel, 2003) -- Study D. An Example of the Embedded Design (Brady & O'Regan, 2009) -- Study E. An Example of the Transformative Design (Hodgkin, 2008) -- Study F. An Example of the Multiphase Design (Nastasi et al., 2007) -- Similarities and Differences Among the Sample Studies -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 5. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study -- Writing a Mixed Methods Title -- Qualitative and Quantitative Titles -- Mixed Methods Titles -- Stating the Research Problem in the Introduction -- Topics in a Statement of the Problem Section -- Integrate Mixed Methods Into the Statement of the Problem -- Developing the Purpose Statement -- Qualitative and Quantitative Purpose Statements -- Mixed Methods Purpose Statements -- Writing Research Questions and Hypotheses -- Qualitative Questions and Quantitative Questions and Hypotheses -- Mixed Methods Research Questions -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 6. Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research -- Procedures in Collecting Qualitative and Quantitative Data -- Using Sampling Procedures -- Gaining Permissions -- Collecting Information -- Recording the Data -- Administering the Procedures -- Data Collection in Mixed Methods -- Convergent Design -- Decide whether the two samples will include different or the same individuals -- Decide whether the size of the two samples will be the same or different -- Decide to design parallel data collection questions -- Decide if the data will be collected on two, independent sources or a single source -- Explanatory Design -- Decide whether to use the same or different individuals in both samples -- Decide on the sizes for the two samples -- Decide what quantitative results to follow up -- Decide how to select the best participants for the qualitative follow-up phase -- Decide how to describe the emerging follow-up phase for institutional review board approval -- Exploratory Design -- Decide who and how many individuals to include in the sample for the quantitative phase -- Decide how to describe the emerging follow-up phase for institutional review board approval -- Decide what aspects of the qualitative results to use to inform the quantitative data collection -- Decide what steps to take in developing a good quantitative instrument -- Decide how to convey the instrument development component in a procedural diagram -- Embedded Design -- Decide the reason and timing for embedding a second type of data within a larger design -- Decide whether the issue of introducing bias within an embedded experiment is a concern -- Decide what approach will provide the design or procedure for collecting quantitative and qualitative data -- Decide what data collection issues can be anticipated within the chosen design or procedure -- Transformative Design -- Decide how best to refer to and interact with participants -- Decide what sampling strategies will promote inclusiveness --

Decide how to actively involve participants in the data collection process -- Decide to use instruments that are sensitive to the cultural context of the group being studied -- Decide how the data collection process and outcomes will benefit the community being studied -- Multiphase Design -- Decide to use multiple sampling strategies -- Decide how to sample and collect data for each phase -- Decide how to handle measurement and attrition issues -- Decide on the programmatic thrust to provide the framework for the multiphase projects -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Mixed Methods Research -- The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Preparing the Data for Analysis -- Exploring the Data -- Analyzing the Data -- Representing the Data Analysis -- Interpreting the Results -- Validating the Data and Results -- Data Analysis and Interpretation Within Mixed Methods Designs -- Steps and Key Decisions in Data Analysis for Each Mixed Methods Design -- Decisions for Merged Data Analysis in a Concurrent Approach -- Strategies for comparing results -- Strategies for interpreting merged results and reconciling differences -- Decisions for Connected Data Analysis in a Sequential Approach -- Strategies for connected data analysis -- Strategies for interpreting connected results -- Validation and Mixed Methods Designs -- Software Applications and Mixed Methods Data Analysis -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 8. Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research -- General Guidelines for Writing -- Relate the Structure to the Mixed Methods Design -- Structure of a Proposal for a Mixed Methods Dissertation or Thesis -- Structure of a Mixed Methods Dissertation or Thesis -- Structure for a National Institutes of Health Proposal -- Structure of a Mixed Methods Journal Article -- Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study -- Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluation Criteria -- Mixed Methods Evaluation Criteria -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations -- On Writing a Methodological Paper -- On Defining Mixed Methods -- On Using Terms -- On Using Philosophy -- On Designing Procedures -- On the Value Added by Mixed Methods -- Summary -- Activities -- Additional Resources to Examine -- Appendix A. An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design (Wittink, Barg, & Gallo, 2006) -- Appendix B. An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design (Ivankova & Stick, 2007) -- Appendix C. An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design (Myers & Oetzel, 2003) -- Appendix D. An Example of the Embedded Design (Brady & O'Regan, 2009) -- Appendix E. An Example of the Transformative Design (Hodgkin, 2008) -- Appendix F. An Example of the Multiphase Design (Nastasi et al., 2007).

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