Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

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SAGE, 2007 - 275 páginas
'Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research' offers a practical, how-to guide for designing a mixed methods study. The text incorporates activities and exercises for classroom use or for use by the researcher in preparing designs.

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Understanding Mixed Methods Research
1
The Importance of Mixed Methods Research
13
1 Selected Writers Important in the Development
14
ACTIVITIES
19
The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Research
28
SUMMARY
35
Four Examples of Mixed Methods Studies
41
Explaining Quantitative Results With
48
SUMMARY
125
1 Procedures in Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis
129
Data Analysis Within Mixed Methods Designs
135
4 Potential Threats to the Validity of Concurrent
147
SUMMARY
148
Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research
151
Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs
162
Anticipate Mixed Methods Questions
168

Similarities and Differences Among the Sample Studies
54
1 Features of the Four Sample Mixed Methods Studies
55
Selecting a Type of Mixed Methods Design
79
2 The Major Mixed Methods Design Types
85
Writing a Paragraph to Identify a Studys Design
86
Stating the Problem in the Introduction
94
Research Questions and Hypotheses
103
2 Types of Mixed Methods Designs Variants
106
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO EXAMINE
109
Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research
110
Is Mixed Methods Research Accepted?
174
Is Mixed Methods Research Realistic?
180
SUMMARY
192
An Explanatory Design
216
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221
An Exploratory Design
239
148
245
References
256
About the Authors
274
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