Rev. ed. of: Handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research.
Thus , the increased legitimacy of qualitative research methods , the increase in the number of paradigms that could be associated with qualitative research methods , and the unpopularity of the paradigm wars all were factors that led ...
Providing examples from a variety of disciplines, examining potential threats to validity, and showing the relationship between method and theory, the book will be a valuable addition to the methodologist’s library and a useful text in ...
Surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches to using mixed-methods, this volume helps the reader explore the answers to a wide range of key questions in the field.
Use of the concept in the methodological literature is usually traced to Campbell and Fiske's landmark article in 1959, in which they argued for the value of a multitrait–multimethod (correlation) matrix to evaluate both convergent and ...
The Handbook serves as an invaluable resource for approaching research with an open mind. This volume maps the field of social research methods using an approach that will prove valuable for both students and researchers.
Researchers wanting to learn how to think about and utilize mixed methods in their studies will find this an indispensable guide for their work.
(See Warner, 2006; Warner & Liu, 2006; and for further work, Warner's website http://government. cce.cornell.edu/warner/.) □ The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is an amendment to the ...
The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations offers a comprehensive overview of research processes in social science — from the ideation and design of research projects, through the construction ...
... Manager: Vicki Knight Lauren Habib Ashley Dodd Claudia A. Hoffman Brittany Bauhaus Megan Markanich C&M Digitals (P) Ltd. Jenifer Kooiman Molly Hall Glenn Vogel Stephanie Adams BRIEF CONTENTS List of Figures xv List of Tables xvii.
This book represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding the use of mixed methods in the social sciences and health research, and presents a convincing argument that the conventional, paradigmatic view of qualitative ...