Approaches to Mixed Methods Research
1st Edition
Published on 8. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
136 pages
978-1-5443-3978-8 (ISBN)
Description
Approaches to Mixed Methods Research focuses on the choices social scientists make when designing a study that mixes quantitative and qualitative data. Authors Lisa D. Pearce and Jessica Halliday Hardie explore ways to weave together strands of research using qualitative and quantitative data to speak to and enhance each other; a strand being a series of steps involved in collecting and analyzing a single type of data. The result, they show, is a more holistic body of evidence that emerges, and they illustrate this with examples from a wide range of studies from the United States and other countries.
Reviews / Votes
A readable, interesting book on mixed methods. The authors provide insights into the highs and lows of the research trajectory, including examples that will get students excited about their own research agendas. -- Toby A. Ten Eyck This book makes a compelling case for how different strands of research can enhance each other in social inquiry. -- Rongjun SunMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5443-3978-8 (9781544339788)
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Persons
Lisa D. Pearce is Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is also a Faculty Fellow at the Carolina Population Center. Her research examines how religions and families shape ideas and behavior from youth into adulthood-in the U.S. and Nepal. Pearce has published three previous books, and her articles have appeared in outlets such as Social Forces, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Journal of Marriage and Family. Pearce's research often integrates the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, and she writes and teaches about mixed methods research. Jessica Halliday Hardie is Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, City University of New York. She is a faculty affiliate and current Interim Associate Director at the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research. Hardie specializes in the areas of inequality, family, health, education, work, social demography, and the transition to adulthood. She is the author of Best Laid Plans: Women Coming of Age in Uncertain Times, published by the University of California Press. Her work has appeared in journals such as Social Forces, Journal of Marriage and Family, Sociology of Education, Social Problems, Socius, and Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Content
Series Editor Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: What Is Mixed Methods Research and Why Use It?
The Field of Mixed Methods Research
Clarifying Some Terminology
Overview of the Book
Chapter 2: Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses in Mixed Methods Research
Predetermined Research Questions or Hypotheses for Mixed Methods Research
Emergent Research Questions or Hypotheses in Mixed Methods Research
Application Exercises
Chapter 3: Sampling and Case Selection
Sampling in Concurrently Designed and Collected Mixed Methods Projects
Sequential Sampling in Mixed Methods Projects
Application Exercises
Chapter 4: Combining Methods to Improve Data Collection Tools
Improving Quantitative Data Collections With Findings From Qualitative Data
Results From Quantitative Data Informing the Collection of Qualitative Data
Hybrid Data Collection Tools
Application Exercises
Chapter 5: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Analysis and Interpretation
Rationale for Mixing Data Analyses
The Process of Integrating Different Data Analyses
Application Exercises
Chapter 6: Challenges and Rewards in Mixed Methods Research
Common Issues in Mixed Methods Research
When to Use a Mixed Methods Approach (or Not)
Rewards of a Mixed Methods Approach
What the Future Holds
Application Exercises
Appendix: Mixed Method Studies by Chapter
References
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1: What Is Mixed Methods Research and Why Use It?
The Field of Mixed Methods Research
Clarifying Some Terminology
Overview of the Book
Chapter 2: Developing Research Questions and Hypotheses in Mixed Methods Research
Predetermined Research Questions or Hypotheses for Mixed Methods Research
Emergent Research Questions or Hypotheses in Mixed Methods Research
Application Exercises
Chapter 3: Sampling and Case Selection
Sampling in Concurrently Designed and Collected Mixed Methods Projects
Sequential Sampling in Mixed Methods Projects
Application Exercises
Chapter 4: Combining Methods to Improve Data Collection Tools
Improving Quantitative Data Collections With Findings From Qualitative Data
Results From Quantitative Data Informing the Collection of Qualitative Data
Hybrid Data Collection Tools
Application Exercises
Chapter 5: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Analysis and Interpretation
Rationale for Mixing Data Analyses
The Process of Integrating Different Data Analyses
Application Exercises
Chapter 6: Challenges and Rewards in Mixed Methods Research
Common Issues in Mixed Methods Research
When to Use a Mixed Methods Approach (or Not)
Rewards of a Mixed Methods Approach
What the Future Holds
Application Exercises
Appendix: Mixed Method Studies by Chapter
References