Designing and conducting mixed methods research
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- [Contents] 1. The nature of Mixed Methods Research. 2. The foundations of Mixed Methods Research. 3. Core mixed methods designs. 4. Complex applications of core mixed methods designs. 5. Introducing a mixed methods study. 6. Collecting data in mixed Methods Research. 7. Analyzing and interpreting data in Mixed Methods Research. 8. Writing and evaluating mixed methods research. 9. Advances in Mixed Methods Research. - Appendix A. Unwritten rules of taling to doctors about depression: integrating qualitative and quantitative methods. - Appendix B. Students' persistence in a distributed doctoral program in educational leadership in higher education: a mixed methods study. - Appendix C. The development of client violence questionnaire (CVQ). - Appendix D. Evaluation of the effectivness of robotic gait training and gait-focused physical therapy programs for children and youth with crebral palsy: a mixed methods RCT. - Appendix E. Reconciling data from different sources: practical realities of using mixed methods to identify effective high school practices. - Appendix F. Understanding transitions in care from hospital to homeless shelter: a mixed-methods, community-based participatory approach. - Appendix G. Mixed methods in intervention research: theory to adaptation.
- Combining the latest thinking in the field with practical, step-by-step guidance, the Third Edition of John W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano Clark's Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research now includes seven mixed methods designs with accompanying journal articles illustrating each design. The authors walk readers through the entire research process and present updated examples from published mixed methods studies drawn from multiple disciplines. This new edition includes information about the dynamic and evolving nature of the field of mixed methods research, four additional methodological approaches, and coverage of new directions in mixed methods.--Back cover