Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
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John W. Creswell, PhD, is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Research Scientist of
the Michigan Mixed Methods Program. He has authored numerous articles and 34 books on
mixed methods research, qualitative research, and research design. While at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln, he held the Clifton Endowed Professor Chair, served as Director of the
Mixed Methods Research Office, co-founded SAGE's Journal of Mixed Methods Research, and
was an Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan and a consultant to
the Veterans Administration Health Services Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was
a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa in 2008 and to Thailand in 2012. In 2011, he co-led
a National Institutes of Health working group on the "best practices of mixed methods research
in the health sciences," served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard's School of Public Health and
received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he was
the founding President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. In 2015, he
joined the staff of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan to Co-Direct the Michigan
Mixed Methods Program. In 2017, he coauthored the American Psychological Association
"standards" on qualitative and mixed methods research. The fourth edition of this book on
Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design won the 2018 McGuffey Longevity Award from the U.S.
Textbook & Academic Authors Association. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he gave virtual
keynote presentations to many countries from his office in Osaka, Japan. Updates on his work
can be found on his website at johnwcreswell.com.
Content
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Preface
About the Authors
Chapter 1: The Nature of Mixed Methods Research
Defining Mixed Methods Research
Examples of Mixed Methods Studies
What Research Problems Call for Mixed Methods?
What Are the Advantages of Using Mixed Methods?
What Are the Challenges in Using Mixed Methods?
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 2: The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research
Historical Foundations
Philosophical Foundations
Theoretical Foundations
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 3: Core Mixed Methods Designs
Key Concepts That Inform Mixed Methods Designs
Typology-Based and Interactive Approaches to Mixed Methods Design
The Three Core Mixed Methods Designs
Considerations in Choosing a Core Design
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 4: Hybrid Mixed Methods Designs
Defining Hybrid Mixed Methods Designs
Approaches for Conceptualizing Hybrid Mixed Methods Designs
Four Prominent Types of Hybrid Mixed Methods Designs
Drawing Procedural Diagrams of Hybrid Designs
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 5: Introducing a Mixed Methods Study
Writing a Mixed Methods Title
Stating the Research Problem in the Introduction
Developing the Purpose Statement
Writing Research Questions, Aims, and Hypotheses
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 6: Sampling and Collecting Data in a Mixed Methods Study
Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling and Data Collection Procedures
General Considerations for Sampling and Data Collection in Mixed Methods
Ethical Considerations Within Mixed Methods Designs
Sampling Within Mixed Methods Designs
Data Collection Within the Mixed Methods Designs
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 7: Analyzing Data in a Mixed Methods Study
Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Procedures
General Procedures for Mixed Methods Data Analysis
Integration Analysis Within the Mixed Methods Designs
Software Applications and Mixed Methods Data Analysis
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 8: Creating Joint Displays and Drawing Metainferences in a Mixed Methods Study
Quantitative and Qualitative Procedures to Represent, Interpret, and Validate Results
General Procedures to Represent, Interpret, and Validate Mixed Methods Integration Results
Creating a Template to Design a Joint Display
Joint Displays and Metainferences Within the Types of Mixed Methods Designs
Validity Threats and the Types of Mixed Methods Designs
Summary
Activities
Additional Resources to Examine
Chapter 9: Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research
General Guidelines for Writing about Mixed Methods Studies
Mixed Methods Writing Structures for a Plan or Report
Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study
Summary
Activities
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Appendix A: Example of a Mixed Methods Study that Applied a Convergent Design
Appendix B: Example of a Mixed Methods Study that Applied an Explanatory Sequential Design
Appendix C: Example of a Mixed Methods Study that Applied an Exploratory Sequential Design
Glossary
References
Index