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Describe Mixed Methods Research

Mixed methods research combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis to provide a comprehensive understanding of research questions. It includes various designs such as convergent parallel, explanatory sequential, and exploratory sequential, as well as advanced designs like embedded and transformative mixed methods. This approach is particularly useful for addressing complex research problems and understanding diverse perspectives, especially in marginalized groups.

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Describe Mixed Methods Research

Mixed methods research combines qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis to provide a comprehensive understanding of research questions. It includes various designs such as convergent parallel, explanatory sequential, and exploratory sequential, as well as advanced designs like embedded and transformative mixed methods. This approach is particularly useful for addressing complex research problems and understanding diverse perspectives, especially in marginalized groups.

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Describe Mixed Methods Research

Elements in this
definition can now be enumerated so that a reader has a complete set of core characteristics
that
describe mixed methods (see a more expanded view of defining mixed methods research in
Johnson,
Onwuegbuzie, & Turner, 2007):
It involves the collection of both qualitative (open-ended) and quantitative (closed-ended)
data
in response to research questions or hypotheses.
It includes the analysis of both forms of data.
The procedures for both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis need to be
conducted rigorously (e.g., adequate sampling, sources of information, data analysis steps).
The two forms of data are integrated in the design analysis through merging the data,
connecting
the data, or embedding the data.
These procedures are incorporated into a distinct mixed methods design that also includes the
timing of the data collection (concurrent or sequential) as well as the emphasis (equal or
unequal) for each database.

Why Use Mixed Methods?

At a general level, mixed methods is chosen


because of its strength of drawing on both qualitative and quantitative research and
minimizing the
limitations of both approaches. At a practical level, mixed methods provides a sophisticated,
complex approach to research that appeals to those on the forefront of new research
procedures. It
also can be an ideal approach if the researcher has access to both quantitative and qualitative
data. At
a procedural level, it is a useful strategy to have a more complete understanding of research
problems/questions, such as the following:
Comparing different perspectives drawn from quantitative and qualitative data
Explaining quantitative results with a qualitative follow-up data collection and analysis
Developing better measurement instruments by first collecting and analyzing qualitative data
and then administrating the instruments to a sample
Understanding experimental results by incorporating the perspectives of individuals
Developing a more complete understanding of changes needed for a marginalized group
through
the combination of qualitative and quantitative data
Having a better understanding the need for and impact of an intervention program through
collecting both quantitative and qualitative data over time.

TYPES OF MIXED METHODS DESIGNS

1. Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Design


Description of the design
Data collection
Data analysis
Interpretation
Validity
2. Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design
Description of the design
Data collection
Data analysis
Interpretation
Validity

3. Exploratory Sequential Mixed Methods Design


Description of the design
Data collection
Data analysis
Interpretation
Validity

Several Advanced Mixed Methods Designs

The embedded
mixed methods design nests one or more forms of data (quantitative or qualitative or both)
within a
larger 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). It is a popular design within the health sciences and when investigators test an
intervention or program in an applied setting (e.g., in a school). A second strategy is to
incorporate
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.
This theory (e.g., feminist, racial) frames many aspects of the mixed methods study, such as
the
research problem, the questions, the data collection and analysis, interpretation, and the call
for
action. It is popular in studying marginalized groups in various countries, especially third
world
countries, throughout the world and in the United States (e.g., indigenous populations,
females, racial
and ethnic groups, disabled individuals). Finally, another advanced design is the multiphase
mixed
methods in which 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. These projects may go back and forth between
quantitative,
qualitative, and mixed methods studies, but they build on each other to address a common
program
objective.

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