The mixed methods research workbook : activities for designing, implementing, and publishing projects /: activities for designing, implementing, and publishing projects. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael D. Fetters.
• Authors: Fetters, Michael D
• Contents: Series Editors’ Introduction; Preface; Chapter 1 • Identifying a Topic, Rationale, and Potential Feasibility Issues for Conducting a Mixed Methods Research or Evaluation Project; Learning Objectives; Mixed Methods Research in Context; Getting to Work; Brief Review of Key Elements of Qualitative Research; Brief Review of Key Elements of Quantitative Research; Brief Review of Key Elements of Mixed Methods Research; Feasibility Issues and Mixed Methods Research; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 2 • Getting Started: Identifying a Research Topic for a Mixed Methods Project; Learning Objectives; Identifying Your Research Topic; Translating Your “Idea” to “Ink”; Good Research Ideas Come From Stories; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 3 • Reviewing the Literature for a Mixed Methods Project; Learning Objectives; Purpose of Your Mixed Methods Research Literature Review; Understanding Different Types of Literature Reviews; Conducting a Focused Literature Review of Your Topic; Rightsizing the Literature Review; Identifying Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Studies; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 4 • Incorporating Personal Background, Theory, and Worldviews Into Mixed Methods Research; Learning Objectives; Introduction to the “Personal Contexts” Concept; Personal and Professional Experience; Theoretical and Conceptual Models; Philosophical Assumptions; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 5 • Developing the Background, Research Objectives, and Research Questions for a Mixed Methods Research Project; Learning Objectives; Developing the Background of Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation Projects; Situating the Project in the Broader Literature of the Field; Developing a Working Title; Summarizing the Overarching Context; Identifying a Problem in the Literature; Creating General Research Goals/Objectives; Crafting Mixed Methods Research Questions; Refining the Title of the Mixed Methods Project; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 6 • Identifying Data Sources for a Mixed Methods Project; Learning Objectives; What Is a Data Sources Table?; Data Collection Procedures; Elements of a Data Sources Table; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 7 • Creating Procedural Diagrams of Core Mixed Methods Research Designs; Learning Objectives; Getting Started by Choosing a Mixed Methods Design; Spectrum of Fixed and Emergent Mixed Methods Research Designs; Three Core Mixed Methods Designs; Guidelines for Drawing Procedural Diagrams for Mixed Methods Studies; Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design; Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 8 • Constructing Procedural Diagrams of Scaffolded Mixed Methods Designs That Expand Upon Core Designs; Learning Objectives; Mixed Methods Designs Beyond Core Designs; Scaffolded Mixed Methods Designs Defined; Steps for Creating a Scaffolded Procedural Diagram From the Beginning; Overview of Seven Workbox Illustrations; 1. Fundamentals of a General Multistage Framework; 2. Fundamentals of Mixed Methods Designs Integrated With Another Methodology; 3. Fundamentals of Methods Designs Integrated With Other Designs; 4. Fundamentals of Mixed Methods Designs Integrated With a Theoretical/Ideological Framework; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 9 • Integrating Through Sampling in Mixed Methods Research; Learning Objectives; Why Sampling Matters; How to Make Decisions About Sampling; Target Population; Sampling Timing; Sampling Relationships; Incorporating Timing and Sampling Relationships Into Specific Mixed Methods Research Designs; Quantitative and Qualitative Sampling Strategies to Incorporate Into Your Mixed Methods Design; Sampling in Quantitative Research; Sampling Strategies for Quantitative Data Collection in Mixed Methods Research; Sampling in Qualitative Research; Sampling Strategies for Qualitative Data Collection in Mixed Methods Research; Sampling Opportunities Arising From Organizational Roles and Functions; Sampling Opportunities Based on Geographic Location; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 10 • Identifying the Intent of Integration and Illustrating Integration Features in Mixed Methods Procedural Diagrams; Learning Objectives; Integration During Data Collection and Analysis; Integrating Data Collection Strategies Into Mixed Methods Studies; Integration Procedures in Two-Phase Data Collection and Analysis Used in Sequential Designs; Integration Procedures for Mixed Data Analysis; Integration Procedures for Adjunctive Data Collection in Mixed Methods Studies; Adding the Intent of Integration Into Mixed Methods Procedural Diagrams; Data Collection and Analysis Integration Strategies for Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Research Designs; Data Collection and Analysis Integration Strategies for Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Research Designs; Data Collection and Analysis Integration Strategies for Convergent Mixed Methods Research Designs; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 11 • Creating an Implementation Matrix for a Mixed Methods Study; Learning Objectives; What Is an Implementation Matrix?; How Can an Implementation Matrix Be Used?; Developing an Implementation Matrix; Creating a Mixed Methods Implementation Matrix; Steps for Creating an Implementation Matrix; Additional Elements That Can Be Added to an Implementation Matrix; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 12 • Ensuring Ethical Conduct of Research With Human Subjects and Developing a Mixed Methods Research Protocol; Learning Objectives; Why Is Compliance with Human Subjects Research Regulations Important?; Does the Study Qualify as Exempt From Regulatory Oversight?; Why Does Human Subjects Protection in Mixed Methods Research Matter?; What Are Potential Risks to Human Subjects Raised by Participation in a Mixed Methods Research Study?; Discussion of the Language of Human Subjects Versus Human Participants; What Are Potential Benefits of Participation in a Mixed Methods Research Study?; What Is a Mixed Methods Research Protocol?; Why Have a Mixed Methods Research Protocol?; How to Fill in the Research Protocol?; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 13 • Performing Fundamental Steps of Mixed Methods Data Analysis; Learning Objectives; Why Find Commonality Between Your Qualitative and Quantitative Data?; Seven Fundamental Steps in Mixed Methods Data Analysis; Step 1. Enter, Clean, and Address Gaps or Deficiencies in the Data Based on a Data Collection Inventory; Step 2. Frame the Analysis in Accordance With the Study Purpose; Step 3. Describe Patterns in the Data; Step 4. Use an Organizational Structure for Summarizing the Findings; Step 5. Check for Inconsistencies, Anomalies, or Conflicting Findings; Step 6. Organize the Findings for Dissemination; Step 7. Interpret and Articulate the Findings in Writing Up the Results; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 14 • Developing a Joint Display; Learning Objectives; What Is a Joint Display?; Joint Display Planning; Joint Display Analysis; Discovering Linkages Between the Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Joint Display Analysis; Steps for Creating a Joint Display Using Joint Display Analysis; Joint Display Innovations: A Circular Joint Display; Application Activities; Concluding Thoughts; Key Resources; Chapter 15 • Applying Advanced Procedures in Mixed Data Analysis; Learning Objectives; What Are Advanced Mixed Methods Data Analysis Procedures?&l
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 001.42; Mixed methods research; Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506393575
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