The Value of Mixed Methods Research: A Mixed Methods Study
TL;DR: This article examined the perceived value of mixed methods research for graduate students and found that graduate students view mixed methods passages as having rigorous methods, a newer history, and providing a deeper meaning of the phenomenon.
Abstract: The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to examine the perceived value of mixed methods research for graduate students. The quantitative phase was an experiment examining the effect of a passage’s methodology on students’ perceived value. Results indicated students scored the mixed methods passage as more valuable than those who scored the quantitative or qualitative passage. The qualitative phase involved focus groups to better understand students’ perceptions of the perceived value of mixed methods. Findings suggested graduate students view mixed methods passages as having rigorous methods, a newer history, and providing a deeper meaning of the phenomenon. This study adds to the literature base by revealing what value graduate students assign to quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research.
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TL;DR: Mixed methods combine the counterfactual analysis from a RCT with factual analysis using quantitative and qualitative data to analyze the causal chain this paper, where the factual analysis will address such issues as the quality of implementation, targeting, barriers to participation or adoption by intended beneficiaries.
Abstract: Mixed methods combine the counterfactual analysis from a RCT with factual analysis using quantitative and qualitative data to analyze the causal chain…
The factual analysis will address such issues as the quality of implementation, targeting, barriers to participation or adoption by intended beneficiaries.
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TL;DR: The Journal of Mixed Methods Research as mentioned in this paper contains three methodological/theoretical discussions, three empirical papers, and two media reviews, including the realist survey, which is designed to expand the reach of the realistic interview to revise and refine generally accepted theories and at the same time enhance the generalizability of its outcomes through the use of quantitative survey data.
Abstract: This issue of Journal of Mixed Methods Research contains three methodological/theoretical discussions, three empirical papers, and two media reviews. Regarding methodological/theoretical discussions, Schoonenboom (2017) introduces the realist survey. The realist survey is designed to expand the reach of the realistic interview to revise and refine generally accepted theories and at the same time enhance the generalizability of its outcomes through the use of quantitative survey data. Collins and Evans (2017) illustrate and discuss methodological implications of circumstances (e.g., uniformity of the population) in which the representative quality of large surveys can be obtained using certain small qualitative studies that are naturally as representative of populations as large random surveys. They refer to these small, convenience samples as ‘‘probes.’’ Van Ness, Murphy, and Ali (2017) suggest that randomized controlled trials fail to yield knowledge applicable to specific individuals. These authors present a methodological rationale for a mixed methods approach to n-of-1 clinical studies that attends to the preferences and concerns of individuals while attaining high standards of qualitative and quantitative rigor. With regard to the group of empirical papers, Jones (2017) offers an example of empirical research that characterizes changing seed systems in West Africa using the theory of practice to guide mixed methods research and analysis, and illustrates the foundations of the theory of practice as a unifying framework for mixed methods research that incorporates spatiality. Spector and Pinto (2017) conducted a mixed methods study showing associations between practitioners’
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...The fifth, writing the prose effectively, means to illustrate the added value of mixed methods (Fetters & Freshwater, 2015b) as elegantly demonstrated empirically by McKim (2017)....
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TL;DR: This work identifies and characterize “mixed methods–case study designs” as mixed methods studies with a nested case study and “case study–m mixed methods designs’ as case studies with nested mixed methods.
Abstract: Case study has a tradition of collecting multiple forms of data—qualitative and quantitative—to gain a more complete understanding of the case. Case study integrates well with mixed methods, which ...
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...Mixed methods is growing in its adoption worldwide as evidenced by continual increases in mixed methods dissertations (McKim, 2017) and funded mixed methods studies (Coyle et al., 2016), two key leading indicators of its use....
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24 Feb 2021
TL;DR: An overview of mixed methods designs is provided, discusses its main types, and explains challenges one can potentially encounter when in using them with a view to assisting early career researchers in particular and other researchers in general.
Abstract: The article positions mixed-method research (MMR) as a principled complementary research method to the traditional quantitative and qualitative research approaches. By situating MMR in an analysis of some of the common research paradigms, the article presents it as a natural choice in order to complement and cater to the increasingly complex needs of contemporary researchers. It proffers MMR as a flexible and adaptive conceptual framework for designing and conducting mixed methods research in a simplified manner. By explaining fundamental principles and major theoretical tenets of a mixed-methods approach, which involves both quantitative and qualitative data collection in response to research questions, it elucidates several benefits of adopting MMR since it integrates post-positivism as well as interpretivism frameworks. There is abundant literature around this research design aiming to provide researchers an understanding of the approach. Yet there is limited literature that provides illustrative guidance to research novices in comprehending mixed methods, understanding reasons for choosing it, and selecting an appropriate mixed methods design. Based on an analysis of some notable works in the field, this article provides an overview of mixed methods designs, discusses its main types, and explains challenges one can potentially encounter when in using them with a view to assisting early career researchers in particular and other researchers in general.
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...Example: McKim (2017) employed an explanatory sequential design to examine the perceived value of mixed methods research for graduate students....
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...Example: McKim (2017) employed an explanatory sequential design to examine the perceived value of mixed methods...
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TL;DR: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology as mentioned in this paper, and it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data.
Abstract: Thematic analysis is a poorly demarcated, rarely acknowledged, yet widely used qualitative analytic method within psychology. In this paper, we argue that it offers an accessible and theoretically flexible approach to analysing qualitative data. We outline what thematic analysis is, locating it in relation to other qualitative analytic methods that search for themes or patterns, and in relation to different epistemological and ontological positions. We then provide clear guidelines to those wanting to start thematic analysis, or conduct it in a more deliberate and rigorous way, and consider potential pitfalls in conducting thematic analysis. Finally, we outline the disadvantages and advantages of thematic analysis. We conclude by advocating thematic analysis as a useful and flexible method for qualitative research in and beyond psychology.
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...Thematic analysis was used to analyze the qualitative data collected during the focus groups (Braun & Clarke, 2006)....
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18 Aug 2006TL;DR: This book discusses writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research, and the importance of knowing the structure of the writing so that it Relates to the Designs Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs.
Abstract: List of Tables List of Figures Preface Purpose of This Book Audience for the Book Book Features Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Understanding Mixed Methods Research Purpose and Organization Clarifying Terms What Is Mixed Methods Research? The Importance of Mixed Methods Research Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 2: Examining Preliminary Considerations Consider Worldview Stances The Basics of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Research Problems Addressed by Mixed Methods Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 3: Locating and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies Searching for and Reviewing Mixed Methods Studies A Mixed Methods Notation System and Visual Diagrams Four Examples of Mixed Methods Studies Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 4: Choosing a Mixed Methods Design Classifications of Mixed Methods Designs The Four Major Types of Mixed Methods Designs Selecting a Type of Mixed Methods Design Implementing the Design Decisions Writing a Paragraph to Identify a Study's Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 5: Introducing a Mixed Methods Study Writing a Mixed Methods Title Stating the Problem in the Introduction The Purpose Statement Research Questions and Hypotheses Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 6: Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research Procedures in Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection Data Collection in Mixed Methods Design Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 7: Analyzing Data in Mixed Methods Research Procedures in Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Data Analysis With Mixed Methods Designs Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 8: Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research General Guidelines for Writing Organize the Structure of the Writing So That It Relates to the Designs Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study Within Designs Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 9: Questions Often Raised About Mixed Methods Research Anticipate Mixed Methods Questions What Is Mixed Methods Research? Is Mixed Methods Research Accepted? Is Mixed Methods Research Realistic? Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Chapter 10: Future Directions for Mixed Methods Research Needed Developments in Mixed Methods Research Summary Activities Additional Resources to Examine Appendix A. A Triangulation Design Appendix B. An Embedded Design Appendix C. An Explanatory Design Appendix D. An Exploratory Design References Index About the Authors
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"The Value of Mixed Methods Research..." refers methods in this paper
...As a mixed methods researcher, one important question you must ask yourself is, ‘‘Is mixed methods going to add more value than a single method?’’ Mixed methods research has been practiced since the 1950s but formally began in the late 1980s and is increasingly used by a growing number of researchers (Creswell, 2003; Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007; Dunning, Williams, Abonyi, & Crooks, 2008)....
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...Mixed methods research has been practiced since the 1950s but formally began in the late 1980s and is increasingly used by a growing number of researchers (Creswell, 2003; Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007; Dunning, Williams, Abonyi, & Crooks, 2008)....
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TL;DR: In recent years evaluators of educational and social programs have expanded their methodological repertoire with designs that include the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods as discussed by the authors, which can be classified into three categories: qualitative, quantitative, and qualitative.
Abstract: In recent years evaluators of educational and social programs have expanded their methodological repertoire with designs that include the use of both qualitative and quantitative methods. Such prac...
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20 Oct 2005
TL;DR: The step-by-step cross-case analysis as mentioned in this paper is an extension of the Step-By-Step Multi-Case Analysis (SBMSA) project, which was started by the Open Society Institute and the International Step by Step Association.
Abstract: Part I: Single Cases. Situation and Experience. A Technical View of a Case. The Quintain. The Case-Quintain Dilemma. The Research Questions. The Particular and the General. The Contexts. Making the Individual Case Report. Part II: The Multicase Study. Staffing. Selecting Cases. Activity in Its Situation. Data Gathering across Cases . Triangulation within Cases. Part III: Cross-Case Analysis. Rationale. Reading the Collection. Cross-Case Procedure. Expected Utility of Cases and Ordinariness of Situations. The Grounds for Assertions. Cross-Case Assertions. Triangulation across Cases. Part IV: The Report. Planning the Multicase Report. Comparing Cases. Advocacy. Generalization. Part V: The Step by Step Case Study Project. The Open Society Institute and the International Step by Step Association. The Step by Step Approach. Previous Step by Step evaluations. Aims of the Step by Step Multicase Project. Developing Case Topics. Action Research. Themes for Cross-Case Analysis. The Teams and the Steering Group. Training the Case Researchers. Three Step by Step Case Studies. Part VI: The Ukraine Case Study. Part VII: The Slovakia Case Study. Part VIII: The Romania Case Study. Part IX: Step by Step Cross-Case Analysis: First Steps.
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