Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

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Qualitative methods are good for in-depth analysis of individual people, businesses, organisations, events.

Indicate what participants were asked to do, how measurements weretakenand any calculations made to raw data collected. Secondary sources normally include the literature (books and articles) with the experts' findings, analysis and discussions on a certain topic (Cottrell, 2014, p123). Secondary sources ofteninterpretprimary sources. Using accessible language and illustrative examples,this Handbook is written for those with various roles and experience in mixed methods research design.what was the size of your sample?Who made up your sample?How did you select your sample population? Why did you choose thatparticular samplingstrategy?)

Editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides offer complete flexibility for creating a multimedia presentation for the courseThere are several methods you can use to get primary data. To reiterate,the choice of the methods should depend on your research question/hypothesis. Identifying a Topic, Rationale, and Potential Feasibility Issues for Conducting a Mixed Methods Research or Evaluation Project Often, especially at the postgraduate level, it will also useprimary sources- secondary and/or primary data. The engagement with primary sources is generally appreciated, as less reliant on others' interpretations, and closer to 'facts'. Ensuring Mixed Methods Research Integrity: Quality Considerations for Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation Studies Observational methods are useful for in-depth analyses of behaviours in people, animals, organisations, events or phenomena. They can test a theory or products in real life or simulated settings.Theygenerally a qualitative research method.

Interviews are useful to gain rich, qualitative information about individuals' experiences, attitudes or perspectives. With interviews you can follow up immediately on responses for clarification or further details. There are three main types of interviews:structured(following a strict pattern of questions, which expect short answers),semi-structured(following a list of questions, with the opportunity to follow up the answers with improvised questions), andunstructured(following a short list of broad questions, where the respondent can lead more the conversation) (Specht, 2019, p142). Primary sources are "first-hand" information such as raw data, statistics, interviews, surveys, law statutes and law cases. Even literary texts, pictures and films can be primary sources if they are the object of research (rather than, for example, documentaries reporting on something else, in which case they would be secondary sources). The distinction between primary and secondary sources sometimes lies on the use you make of them (Cottrell, 2014, p123). Primary data are data (primary sources) you directly obtained through your empirical work (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill 2015, p316). Fetters, Michael D. The Mixed Methods Research Workbook: Activities for Designing, Implementing, and Publishing Projects. 0 vols. Mixed Methods Research Series. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2020. https:// doi. org/10.4135/9781071909713. Secondary data are data (primary sources) that were originally collected by someone else (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill 2015, p316).

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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.

When describing your research methods, you can start by stating what kind of secondary and, if applicable, primary sources you used in your research. Explain why you chose such sources, how well they served your research, and identify possible issues encountered using these sources.Quantitative research uses numerical data (quantities) deriving,for example,from experiments, closed questions in surveys, questionnaires, structured interviewsorpublished data sets (Cottrell, 2014, p93). It normally processes and analyses thisdata using quantitative analysis techniques like tables,graphsand statistics to explore, present and examine relationships and trends within the data (Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill, 2015, p496). Describe all materials used for the study, including equipment, written materials and testing instruments. Quantitative methods can be difficult, expensive and time consuming (especially if using primary data, rather than secondary data).