mixed methods Flashcards
what is mixed methods
- Gather evidence based on the nature of the question and theoretical orientation;
- Intentional collection of qualitative and quantitative data;
- Strengths of approaches to answer the research questions.
- (Creswell et al., 2011)
- Bridges gap between the two types of data
Mixed methods studies may involve collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data within a _______ or within _______ in a program of inquiry.
Mixed methods studies may involve collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data within a single study or within multiple studies in a program of inquiry.
The sequential explanatory method employs what?
The sequential explanatory method employs two different data-collection time points; the quantitative data are collected first and the qualitative collected last.
The sequential exploratory design is best for what?
The sequential exploratory design is best for testing emergent theory because both types of data are interpreted during the data integration phase.
The sequential transformative approach has no preference for what?
The sequential transformative approach has no preference for sequencing of data collection and emphasizes theory.
Concurrent triangulation is the ideal method for what?
Concurrent triangulation is the ideal method for cross-validation studies and has only one point of data collection.
The concurrent nested design is best used to do what?
The concurrent nested design is best used to gain perspectives on understudied phenomena
The concurrent transformative approach is ______ driven and allows the researcher to examine _____________________________________________
The concurrent transformative approach is theory driven and allows the researcher to examine phenomena on several different levels.
mixed method research is often referred to as _______ _______ _________ (Bryman 2001) implying the application of a number of different research strategies related to a complex range of research questions and a complex research design.
mixed method research is often referred to as multi-strategy research (Bryman 2001) implying the application of a number of different research strategies related to a complex range of research questions and a complex research design.
With the growth of strategic and practically oriented research which meets the needs of users, there is increased emphasis upon __________
With the growth of strategic and practically oriented research which meets the needs of users, there is increased emphasis upon dissemination.
strengths of mixed methods
One major strength is that it is seen to solve the ‘weaknesses’ that both quantitative and qualitative research suffer from
Quantitative: weakness is not taking into account the context of the participants talk; their voices are not ‘heard’ in the final analysis
Qualitative: weakness is the potential interference of the researcher in the analysis – they are heavily involved in coding/interpreting the findings; can not generalise to wider population
Mixed methods – researchers have the possibility to use a wide variety of data collection/analysis which could arguably solve the issues described above
Consider a survey study that includes a few open-ended questions as part of the survey. The researcher analyzes the qualitative responses to validate the quantitative findings. Is this a mixed methods study?
The qualitative data may consist of short sentences and brief comments, hardly the type of qualitative data that involves rich context and detailed information from participants (Morse & Richards, 2002). Although it may not include a rich collection of qualitative, by Creswell’s definition it can still be considered mixed methods
Not an equally mixed study but there are still qualitative questions.
Consider a study in which only one type of data is collected but both types of data analysis are used. For example, a researcher would collect only qualitative data but would analyze the data both qualitatively (developing themes) and quantitatively (counting words or rating responses on predetermined scales). A more typical content analysis study would be one in which the researcher collects only qualitative data and transforms it into quantitative data by counting the number of codes or themes.
Are either of these examples mixed methods research?
Certainly they use “mixed methods data analyses” (Onwuegbuzie & Teddlie, 2003) consisting of both qualitative and quantitative data analysis, but the data collection procedure involves collecting only qualitative data (and not quantitative data). Under a “methods” definition, the study would not be mixed methods because both qualitative and quantitative data are not being collected. Under a “methodological” definition—combining at any stage in the process of research—the study would be considered mixed methods because both qualitative and quantitative data analysis is going on. The more open methodological stance would consider it mixed methods.
. Tashakkori and Teddlie (2003a)called mixed methods research the “______ _______ _______” (p. ix).This means that …..
. Tashakkori and Teddlie (2003a)called mixed methods research the “third methodological movement” (p. ix).This means that in the evolution of research methodologies, mixed methods now follows quantitative approaches and then qualitative approaches as the third movement
• In 1999, the _____ ______ _______ published ……
• In 1999, the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research published guidelines for qualitative and mixed methods research and included models for combined qualitative and quantitative approaches.
