Integrating Analyses in Mixed Methods Research goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection, providing a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to facilitate a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis. Showcasing a range of strategies for integrating different sources and forms of data as well as different approaches in analysis, it helps you plan, conduct, and disseminate complex analyses with confidence. Key techniques include: Building an integrative framework Analysing sequential, complementary and comparative data Identifying patterns and contrasts in linked data Categorizing, counting, and blending mixed data Managing dissonance and divergence Transforming analysis into warranted assertions With clear steps that can be tailored to any project, this book is perfect for students and researchers undertaking their own mixed methods research.
This practical book provides the tools needed to design, execute, and evaluate fully integrated mixed methods research studies.
... Indicators of the degree of relationship between one predicted variable and one or more predictor variables Pearson's correlation coefficient shows the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.
This handbook reviews different mixed methods and integration ideas with contributions from scholars across the globe, accelerating discussion of mixed and integrated methods across a broad range of disciplines.
A Guide to the Field Vicki L. Plano Clark, Nataliya V. Ivankova. Research. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1558689814543563 Plano Clark, V. L., & Badiee, M. (2010). Research questions in mixed methods research.
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 ...
The Routledge Reviewer’s Guide to Mixed Methods Analysis is a groundbreaking edited book – the first devoted solely to mixed methods research analyses, or mixed analyses.
Great read with a lot of good, practical information for mixed methods researchers at all levels. The practical approach of this text makes it an innovative and valuable resource.” —John G. Schumacher, University of Maryland
Readers have ample space in this text to write notes, fill out activities, and begin their process of actively designing and writing up a mixed methods study.
Researchers, faculty, graduate students, and policy makers will appreciate the exceptional, timely, and critical coverage in this Handbook, which deftly addresses the interdisciplinary and complex questions that a diverse set of research ...
John W. Creswell, Vicki L. Plano Clark. The implications of using limited approaches in any line of inquiry result in ... we can explore information that is not accessible through a single approach alone. (Shannon-Baker, 2015, p. 36) ...