Description
Book SynopsisIt premieres the most adept researchers in the field who have bravely and soundly followed mixed methodology approaches.
NACADA (National ACademic ADvising Association)
In recent years, researchers have begun to combine quantitative and qualitative approaches within single study research designs. As such, the literature on mixed methods research has grown at a rapid pace. While more methodological books addressing mixed methods are becoming available, the foundational writings of this field are still scattered across diverse disciplines and their wide range of publications outlets, leaving students and researchers at a disadvantage to find the exemplary or model studies to help them understand how to conduct their own mixed methods research.
In light of the dispersed nature of the mixed methods literature, The Mixed Methods Reader editors have organized a collection of key methodological mixed methods discussions and exempla
Trade Review
"It premieres the most adept researchers in the field who have bravely and soundly followed mixed methodology approaches." -- Heather T. Zeng
"Excellent book for students gaining a masters or doctorial degree." -- Gineida Morales-Guasch, Ed.D.
Table of Contents
List of Editor′s Introduction Figures Introduction Part I. Methodological Selections Chapter 1. The Evolution of Mixed Methods Research Chapter 2. Pragmatism as a Philosophical Foundation for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 3. The Transformative-Emancipatory Perspective as a Philosophical Foundation for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 4. Triangulation as the First Mixed Methods Design Chapter 5. Identifying the Purposes for Mixed Methods Designs Chapter 6. A Notation System for Mixed Methods Designs Chapter 7. An Expanded Typology for Classifying Mixed Methods Research Into Designs Chapter 8. Different Sampling Techniques for Mixed Methods Studies Chapter 9. Data Analysis Strategies in Mixed Methods Research Chapter 10. Expanding the Reasons for Conducting Mixed Methods Research Chapter 11. Types of Legitimation (Validity) in Mixed Methods Research Chapter 12. Powerful Rhetorical Devices Used in Writing Mixed Methods Research Chapter 13. An Improved Role for Qualitative Research in Mixed Methods Chapter 14. An Alternative to Reconciling the Different Realities of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Part II. Exemplar Research Studies Chapter 15. A Concurrent/Triangulation Mixed Methods Design With Merged Results Chapter 16. A Concurrent/Triangulation Mixed Methods Design With Data Transformation Chapter 17. An Embedded Experimental Before-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 18. An Embedded Experimental During-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 19. An Embedded Experimental After-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 20. A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design to Explain Findings Chapter 21. A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design With Participant Selection Chapter 22. A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design With Instrument Development Chapter 23. A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design to Generate and Test a Model References Cited in the Editors′ Introductions Index
