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Mixed Methods Flashcards

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Mixed methods

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Qualitative and quantitative research

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Quantitative Approach

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  1. Research makes decisions before study
  2. Researcher reduces the inquiry to a small number of variables to study and a large number of people
  3. Researcher ask specific closed-ended questions
  4. Analyzes numbers
  5. Importance placed on reliability, validity, generalizability, replicability, control, lack of bias
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Qualitative approachs

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  1. Researcher makes decisions based on views of participants
  2. Researcher open the inquiry up to understand the complexity of the situation
  3. Asks open-ended questions
  4. Analyses words and images
  5. Researcher places emphasis on indivdual meaning, context, and self-reflexivity
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Why use mixed methods?

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Triangulation

Complementarity

Development

Initiation

Extension

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Triangulation

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To find convergence and agreement across different methods (increases convergent and divergent validity)

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Complementarity

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To develop an enriched, elaborated explanation of a given phenomena

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Development

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Triangulation is used to develop complementarity

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Initiation

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Look for inconsistencies, contradictions and paradox between methods (challenge existing paradigms and promote theory development)

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Extension

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Extend the range of inquiry by using different methods for different inquiry components (ex. qualitative for processes; quantitative for outcome)

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Philosophical approaches

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  • Post-positivism
  • Social constructionism
  • Advocacy/transformative
  • Pragmatism
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Post-positivism

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ACCEPTS an objective reality outside of your senses that we can study

REJECTS the idea of incommensurability (assumes that there is only one way of seeing the world)

All types of measurement are fallible and subject to error

We will never achieve scientific “truth”

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Social constructionism

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REJECTS the notion of an objective reality that can be studied

ACCEPTS the idea of incommensurability.

Assumes there are multiple equally valid ways of understanding the world

Science should focus on how arguments are constructed and why (i.e., political, social biases)

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Advocacy-Transformative

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Research is politically motivated

Focuses on power differentials and tried to empower and give voice to stigmatized groups (women, ethnic minorities)

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Pragmatism

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Only thing that matters is practical, real-world utility of research findings

“the instrumental truth”

The purpose of science is to be useful/practical in day-to-day life

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Three steps in designing a mixed method study

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  1. Choose a theoretical lens
  2. How will data be collected
  3. When will data integration occur
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Step 1: What is the theoretical lens?

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Choose one or more of the four approaches

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Step 2: How will data collection be implemented and prioritized?

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  1. Sequential Explanatory
  2. Sequential Exploratory
  3. Concurrent Designs
  4. Transformative Designs
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Step 3: When will data integration occur?

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  1. Analyze quantitative/qualitative data separately
  2. Convert qualitative data into quantitative codes, and analyze both together in a quantitative analysis
  3. Connect the two types of analyses together in separate studies (e.g., qualitative study which informs
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Four types of mixed method designs

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  1. Sequential explanatory
  2. Sequential exploratory
  3. Concurrent designs
  4. Transformative designs
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Sequential explanatory design

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QUAN –> qual

Qualitative portion is a selected subsample of the quantitative data

Qualitative data used to explain quantitative results

RCT to test a new therapy (quan); follow up on unsuccessful patients with qualitative questions

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Sequential exploratory design

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qual –> QUAN

Usually involves the same people for both quan/qual

used to explore a poorly measured construct, create a new test, to increase the external validity of qual results

Ex. thematic analysis then quantitative analysis on the results

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Concurrent designs

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QUAN + QUAL

Analyze both sets of data and compare and contrast (to get the same results)

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Hill et al., concurrent triangulation

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14 participants with PTSD

Dream therapy and loss therapy; 8-11 sessions

Quantitative questionnaires and thematic analysis to measure distress and therapy effectiveness

Quan/qual similar; gain of insight, but no decrease in symptomology

Dream therapy participants had better engagement and a better working alliance

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Concurrent nested design

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QUAN + qual or quan + QUAL

Like triangulation design

Data usually transformed into the prioritized type

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Adler et al., 2012 NESTED

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QUAN + qual

47 participants undergoing 12 weeks of therapy

Questionnaires + interviews

Interview data converted to codes

Theme of agency (personal power; achievement) increased across therapy

Temporarily preceded to improvements in mental health

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Transformative designs

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Can use any sequential or concurrent design but MUST use an Advocacy Transformative theory

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