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MIXED METHODS

RESEARCH

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AGENDA
• What is Mixed Methods Research?
• Types of Mixed Methods Research Designs

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What is Mixed Methods Research?
Mixed methods research refers to a group of research designs that
combine the strengths of both - quantitative and qualitative research.

Characteristics of Mixed Methods Research:

• Collection and analysis of both qualitative (open-ended) and quantitative


(closed-ended) data
• The two forms of data are integrated in the design analysis through merging the data,
connecting the data, or embedding the data.
• Timing of the data collection (concurrent or sequential) is of importance
• Informed by a philosophical worldview

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Types of Mixed Methods Designs

Convergent Explanatory Exploratory


Advanced
Parallel Mixed Sequential Mixed Sequential Mixed
Designs
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Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods
Design
• In this approach, a researcher collects both quantitative and qualitative data,
analyzes them separately, and then compares the results to see if the findings
confirm or disconfirm each other
• The key assumption of this approach is that both qualitative and quantitative data
provide different types of information—often detailed views of participants
qualitatively and scores on instruments quantitatively—and together they yield
results that should be the same

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Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods
Design

In other words, if the concept of


The key idea with this design is to self-esteem is being measured
collect both forms of data using quantitatively, the same concept is
the same or parallel variables, asked during the qualitative data
constructs, or concepts. collection process, such as in an
open-ended interview.

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Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods
Design
• Appeals to individuals with a strong quantitative background or from fields
relatively new to qualitative approaches.
• It involves a two-phase project in which the researcher collects quantitative data in
the first phase, analyzes the results, and then uses the results to plan (or build on
to) the second, qualitative phase.
• The quantitative results typically inform the types of participants to be
purposefully selected for the qualitative phase and the types of questions that will
be asked of the participants.

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Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods
Design
• The data collection proceeds in two distinct phases with rigorous quantitative
sampling in the first phase and with purposeful sampling in the second, qualitative
phase.
• Example:
• Academic anxiety, resilience and social support as predictors of academic performance
in MSc Clinical Psychology students

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Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods
Design
• An exploratory sequential mixed methods is a design in which the researcher first begins
by exploring with qualitative data and analysis and then uses the findings in a second
quantitative phase
• The intent of the strategy is to develop better measurements with specific samples of
populations and to see if data from a few individuals (in qualitative phase) can be
generalized to a large sample of a population (in quantitative phase).
• For example, the researcher would first collect focus group data, analyze the results,
develop an instrument based on the results, and then administer it to a sample of a
population.
• The researcher employs a three-phase procedure with the first phase as exploratory, the
second as instrument development, and the third as administering the instrument to a
sample of a population.

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Advanced Mixed Methods Design
• Embedded Mixed Methods Design
• Transformative Mixed Methods Design
• Multiphase Mixed Methods Design

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Embedded Mixed Methods Design
• The embedded mixed methods design nests one or more forms of data
(quantitative or qualitative or both) within a arger design (e.g., a narrative study,
an ethnography, an experiment).
• For example, within an experiment, the researcher can collect qualitative data and
collect it during the experiment (convergent) or before the experiment begins
(sequentially) or after the experiment ends (sequentially).

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Transformative Mixed Methods Design
• Incorporates elements of the convergent, explanatory sequential, or exploratory
sequential approaches within a social justice framework to help a marginalized
group.
• This design is call transformative mixed methods, and the researcher uses a social
justice theory as a framework for a mixed methods study.

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Multiphase Mixed Methods Design
• Researchers conduct several mixed methods projects, sometimes including mixed
methods convergent or sequential approaches, sometimes including only
quantitative or qualitative studies in a longitudinal study with a focus on a
common objective for the multiple projects.
• This form of research is popular in the evaluation or program implementation
fields in which multiple phases of the project stretch over time.

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