Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

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With contributions from over 80 of the biggest names and rising stars of the field, this Handbook isan essential resource for anyone interested in the contemporary, emerging, and evolving practice of mixed methods research and scholarship.

Fetters, M. (2020). The mixed methods research workbook. (Vols. 1-0). SAGE Publications, Inc., https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781071909713Exploring new and novel applications of existing mixed methods research design practices, the handbook provides comprehensive integration guidance while showcasing how design innovations inspire and contribute to investigating previously under-researched social issues and populations.

Mixed-method approaches combine both qualitative and quantitative methods, and therefore combine the strengths of both types of research. Mixed methods have gained popularity in recent years.A clear and comprehensive overview of research methods by Emerald Publishing. Itincludes:crowdsourcing as a research tool; mixed methods research; case study; discourse analysis; ground theory; repertory grid; ethnographic method and participant observation; interviews; focus group; action research; analysis of qualitative data; survey design; questionnaires; statistics; experiments; empirical research; literature review; secondary data and archival materials; data collection. Sometimes one primary research method is not enough;thereforea mixed method isrequire, which can be even more time consuming. Fetters, M., 2020. The Mixed Methods Research Workbook: Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects. Mixed Methods Research Series. Vol. 0. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc. Available at: [Accessed 29 Nov 2023]. In this part, provide an accurate, detailed account of the methods and procedures that were used in the study or the experiment(if applicable!).

Questionnaires and surveys are useful to gain opinions, attitudes, preferences, understandings on certain matters. They can provide quantitative data that can be collated systematically; qualitative data, if they include opportunities for open-ended responses; or both qualitative and quantitative elements. Secondary data are data (primary sources) that were originally collected by someone else (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill 2015, p316). Ensuring Ethical Conduct of Research With Human Subjects and Developing a Mixed Methods Research ProtocolExamples: data available via the internet, non-government and government agencies, public libraries, educational institutions, commercial/business information The in-depth discussions led by theinterdisciplinary group of 11 internationally renowned editorial section leadsproject our collective thinking of mixed methods research design into the future across the following six sections: When undertakingmixed-methodsresearch you can collect the qualitative and quantitative data either concurrently or sequentially. If sequentially, you can for example,start with a few semi-structured interviews, providing qualitative insights, and then design a questionnaire to obtain quantitative evidence that your qualitative findings can also apply to a wider population (Specht, 2019, p138). The methodology chapter should referenceyour use of quantitativeresearch, qualitativeresearchand/or mixed methods.The following is a description of each along with their advantages and disadvantages. Provideevidence that you incorporatedrigorinto your research. This is the quality of being thorough andaccurateand considers the logic behind your research design.

Fetters, Michael D. The Mixed Methods Research Workbook: Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects. 0 vols. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. Sage Research Methods, Mixed Methods Research Series, 29 Nov 2023, doi: https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781071909713. An example of a mixed method dissertation outline is now included in the set of guidelines for reporting mixed methods research in a proposal, dissertation, or journal article. Winner of the 2020 Most Promising New Textbook Award from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association.Suitable when the phenomenon is relativelysimple, andcan be analysed according to identified variables. If the research involves human subjects, then include a detailed description of who and how many participated along with how the participants were selected.