Mixed Method Design: Principles and Procedures

by Morse,Janice M

• ISBN13: 9781598742985
• ISBN10: 1598742981
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The use of mixed methods designs for conducting research has become a major trend in social science research. Renowned methodological experts Janice Morse and Linda Niehaus present a guide to intermediate and experienced researchers on the possibilities inherent in mixed method research. They offer the basic principles of conducting this kind of study, then examine a wide variety of design options available to the researcher, including their strengths and weaknesses and when to use them. Providing examples from a variety of disciplines, examining potential threats to validity, and showing the relationship between method and theory, the book will be a valuable addition to the methodologist’s library and a useful text in courses in research design.

Author Biography

Janice Morse holds the Barnes Presidential Endowed Chair in the College of Nursing at University of Utah. Trained as an anthropologist, she founded and is former director of the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology at University of Alberta, where she taught for many years. She is author or editor of numerous volumes on qualitative research in health care and nursing and has been conducting mixed method research since the 1970s. Morse founded and edits the journal Qualitative Health Research. Her most recent book is Developing Grounded Theory (2008)

Linda Niehaus hold a PhD in Psychology of Education and is a research associate at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Since 1987, she has been conducting educational, social and health care research, using quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. 7
Preface: Roadmap: Before You Read This Book…	p. 9
Mixed Method Design: Who Needs It?	p. 13
The Nuts and Bolts of Mixed Method Design	p. 23
Theoretical Drive	p. 39
Pacing the Components	p. 47
The Point of Interface	p. 55
Sampling for Mixed Method Designs	p. 63
Planning a Mixed Method Project	p. 77
Qualitatively-Driven Mixed Method Designs	p. 85
Quantitatively-Driven Mixed Method Designs	p. 117
Complex Mixed and Multiple Method Designs	p. 141
Glossary for Mixed Method Designs	p. 157
Dissecting Mixed Method Publications	p. 161
Search Filters for Retrieving Mixed Method Studies from Bibliographic Databases	p. 167
References	p. 181
Index	p. 189
About the Authors	p. 194
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