The Mixed Methods Reader

About the Book

In light of the dispersed nature of the mixed methods literature, the editors have organized a collection of key discussions and examples of mixed methods research studies in one easy-to-access location. This integrative collection draws from the international literature appearing across diverse research disciplines over the past thirty years.

Table of Contents:
List of Editor′s Introduction Figures Introduction Part I. Methodological Selections Chapter 1. The Evolution of Mixed Methods Research Chapter 2. Pragmatism as a Philosophical Foundation for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 3. The Transformative-Emancipatory Perspective as a Philosophical Foundation for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 4. Triangulation as the First Mixed Methods Design Chapter 5. Identifying the Purposes for Mixed Methods Designs Chapter 6. A Notation System for Mixed Methods Designs Chapter 7. An Expanded Typology for Classifying Mixed Methods Research Into Designs Chapter 8. Different Sampling Techniques for Mixed Methods Studies Chapter 9. Data Analysis Strategies in Mixed Methods Research Chapter 10. Expanding the Reasons for Conducting Mixed Methods Research Chapter 11. Types of Legitimation (Validity) in Mixed Methods Research Chapter 12. Powerful Rhetorical Devices Used in Writing Mixed Methods Research Chapter 13. An Improved Role for Qualitative Research in Mixed Methods Chapter 14. An Alternative to Reconciling the Different Realities of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Part II. Exemplar Research Studies Chapter 15. A Concurrent/Triangulation Mixed Methods Design With Merged Results Chapter 16. A Concurrent/Triangulation Mixed Methods Design With Data Transformation Chapter 17. An Embedded Experimental Before-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 18. An Embedded Experimental During-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 19. An Embedded Experimental After-Intervention Mixed Methods Design Chapter 20. A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design to Explain Findings Chapter 21. A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design With Participant Selection Chapter 22. A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design With Instrument Development Chapter 23. A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design to Generate and Test a Model References Cited in the Editors′ Introductions Index

About the Author :
Vicki L. Plano Clark (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) is an assistant professor in the Quantitative and Mixed Methods Research Methodologies concentration of Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Her teaching focuses on foundations of research methodologies and mixed methods research, including a two-semester mixed methods sequence and special topics courses. As a methodologist specializing in mixed methods research, her scholarship aims to delineate useful designs for conducting mixed methods research, examine procedural issues associated with these designs, and consider larger questions about the contexts for the adoption and use of mixed methods. She has also co-authored several books with John W. Creswell including Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (SAGE, 2007, 2011), The Mixed Methods Reader (SAGE, 2008), and Understanding Research: A Consumer's Guide (Pearson Education, 2010, 2015). She was the founding Managing Editor for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and currently serves as an Associate Editor. In 2011, she co-led the development of Best Practices for Mixed Methods in the Health Sciences for NIH's Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. She is a founding co-editor of SAGE's Mixed Methods Research Series. As an applied research methodologist, Vicki also engages in research and evaluation projects on a wide array of topics such as the management of cancer pain, the identity development of STEM graduate students, the professional development of teachers of Chinese, and the effectiveness of school reform initiatives. Before joining the University of Cincinnati, she was the director of the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research, a service and research unit that provides methodological support for proposal development and funded projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Originally trained in physics, she spent 12 years developing innovative curricular materials for introductory physics as the Physics Laboratory Manager at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. John W. Creswell, PhD, has been a professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln since 1978. In addition to teaching at the university, he has authored numerous articles on mixed methods research, qualitative methodology, and general research design and 12 books, many of which focus on types of research designs, comparisons of different qualitative methodologies, and the nature and use of mixed methods research. His books are translated into many languages and used around the world. For the last five years, Dr. Creswell served as a co-director at the Office of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research at the University of Nebraska, which provided support for scholars incorporating qualitative and mixed methods research into projects for extramural funding. He served as the founding co-editor of the Sage Journal of Mixed Methods Research, and as an adjunct professor of family medicine at the University of Michigan where he assisted investigators in the health sciences and education with research methodology for National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation projects. He also served extensively as a consultant in the health services research area for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Creswell was a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa and in 2008 lectured to faculty at five universities on education and the health sciences. In 2012 he served as a Senior Fulbright Scholar to Thailand. Recently he served as a co-leader of a national working group developing guidelines for mixed methods research for NIH. He lives with his wife, Karen, in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Review :
"It premieres the most adept researchers in the field who have bravely and soundly followed mixed methodology approaches." "Excellent book for students gaining a masters or doctorial degree." This book is recommended reading for researchers and students who wish to embark on a mixed methods research design and would like to understand how the mixed methods typologies translate into actual research studies. It is also recommended that this text should be read in conjunction to Cresswell′s (2011) Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research although the latter updates some of the typologies mentioned in the Mixed Methods reader. One of the must read mixed methods books available. I especially like how the authors reference key readings in the content sections. Especially the chapters on pragmatism, triangulation, purposes, design also the entire PART II are must read. I find chapter 9 a little bit weak as it can be further supported by readings such as Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Teddlie, C. (2003). A framework for analyzing data in mixed methods research. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (pp. 351–383). Thousand Oaks, CA: sage.
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Overall, it is a great book that introduces you to mixed methods research. A very useful introduction to mixed method research course design is more qualitative now. A number of papers reproduced in this reader will be suggested as supplementary readings to the students of this course. The Reader offers the advantage of collating the important contributions in this field and as such is an important pedagogical tool. excellent specially in exploratory reserach Don′t want to add another book This is a great book on mixed methods. I wished I had it earlier! I like the methodological selections that address research design types and I am sure any students attempting to use mixed methods would find this a helpful guide.
Definitely a text for any PhD students with an interest in mixed methods. Not as detailed as Creswell/Plano Clark book but will use perhaps in future classes. Insightful and informative. Recommended reading reading for my MSW students. Is probably a little more detailed about a specific methodology than the broad based course we teach our masters students
T he reader covers a variety of mixed methods applications. This book is excellent resource to students, I especislly like how it makes the student reflect on each chapter they have read Another example of good information on an accepted research method that would be a useful addition to any research students ′library′ An excellenent source of up to date literature on mixed methods for PG students. Will use as highly recommended if not not essential of students wishing to embark on a mixed methods research design. Gives a complete overview of views on mixed methods applications with enough examples to make sense of this ′new′ methodology. A comprehensive book for the students undertaking mixed method research A very good guide for mixed methods research An excellent primer to the literature on mixed methods. A good guide for the students on using mixed methods research This book is recommendet for all post-graduate students that are preparing themselves to get involved with mixed-method research for their thesis work and beyond. For the doctorate level researcher engaged in mixed-methods it is probably the most comprehensive coverage of all the issues to be considered in a most readable case study approach. Excellent text that provide a detailed overview of the research philosophy and approaches mixed methods For my class, I Needed more introductory level explanations of separate methods before turning to combined methods.