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Foundations of mixed methods research integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences

This text begins with an introduction to, and overview of, the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusions. Foundations of Mixed Methods Research is the first comprehensive textbook on using mixed methods in the social sciences, written by two leading names in the field. Mixed methodology (combining quantitative and qualitative approaches) has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniques. This text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusions
eBook, English, c2009
SAGE, Los Angeles, [Calif.], c2009
1 online resource (viii, 386 p. :) ill.
9781452208107, 9780761930129, 9781483343426, 1452208107, 0761930124, 1483343421
1193554521
Preface
Section I. Mixed Methods: The Third Methodological Movement
Chapter 1: Mixed Methods as the Third Research Community
Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 3: Methodological Thought Before the 20th Century / Charles Teddlie and R. Burke Johnson
Chapter 4: Methodological Thought Since the 20th Century / Charles Teddlie and R. Burke Johnson
Chapter 5: Paradigm Issues in Mixed Methods Research Methods and Strategies of Mixed Methods Research
Section II. Methods and Strategies of Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 6: Generating Questions in Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 7: Mixed Methods Research Designs
Chapter 8: Sampling Strategies for Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 9: Considerations Before Collecting Your Data
Chapter 10: Data Collection Strategies for Mixed Methods Research
Chapter 11: The Analysis of Mixed Methods Data
Chapter 12: The Inference Process in Mixed Methods Research
Epilogue: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects
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