Mixed Methods in Social Inquiry

by Greene, Jennifer C.

• ISBN13: 9780787983826
• ISBN10: 0787983829
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-26
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"This is an excellent addition to the literature of integrated methodology. The author has skillfully integrated diverse ways of thinking about mixed methods into a comprehensive and meaningful framework. By providing detailed examples, she makes it easy for both the students and the practitioners to understand the intricate details and complexities of doing mixed methods research. On the other hand, by comparing, contrasting, and bridging multiple perspectives about mixed methods, she has made this book very relevant and useful to seasoned scholars of mixed methodology."--Abbas Tashakkori, Frost Professor and coordinator, educational research and evaluation methodology, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, Florida International University , founding coeditor, Journal of Mixed Methods Research

Author Biography

Jennifer C. Greene is professor in quantitative and evaluative research methodologies, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, at the University of Illinois, Champaign.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The Author	p. xv
	p. 1
Mental Models and Mixed Methods Inquiry	p. 3
Group Discussion	p. 5
Making Sense of These Conversations: The Concept of Mental Models	p. 11
Mixed Methods Social Inquiry as Mixing Mental Models	p. 13
An Invitation to Read This Book	p. 14
Who Is Invited	p. 16
Adopting a Mixed Methods Way of Thinking	p. 17
A Mixed Methods Way of Thinking	p. 20
Looking Ahead	p. 30
The Historical Roots of the Contemporary Mixed Methods Conversation	p. 31
The Philosophical Seeds of Discontent	p. 33
The Seeds of Discontent in Practice	p. 35
The Great Qualitative-Quantitative Debate	p. 36
Rapprochement and the Emergence of the Idea of Mixing Methods	p. 42
But Troubled Waters Remained	p. 48
Contested Spaces: Paradigms and Practice in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 49
On the Nature of Philosophical Paradigms for Social Inquiry, and Mental Models, Too	p. 51
Interlude	p. 54
On the Relationships of Mental Models (and Paradigms) to Practice	p. 55
A Reflective Stance	p. 59
My Mixed Methods Story	p. 60
Stances on Mixing Paradigms and Mental Models While Mixing Methods	p. 66
Various Stances on Mixing Paradigms While Mixing Methods-An Overview	p. 67
Reprise	p. 86
An Illustration of a Mixed Methods Way of Thinking	p. 88
Study Purpose	p. 89
Mixed Methods Research Design	p. 89
Mixed Methods Analysis	p. 91
Sample Results	p. 91
	p. 93
Mixing Methods on Purpose	p. 95
Mixing Methods for Better Understanding	p. 98
Purposes for Mixing Methods	p. 98
An Illustration of Mixed Methods Purposes in Practice	p. 104
Practical Procedures for Thinking About and Identifying Mixed Methods Purposes	p. 107
Mixed Methods Purposes and Stances on Mixing Paradigms While Mixing Methods	p. 109
Designing Mixed Methods Studies	p. 112
Mixing Methods at Different Stages of Social Inquiry: Mixed Methods and Mixed Model Designs	p. 113
Mixing Methods Within a Single Study or Across Studies in a Program of Research	p. 117
Dimensions of Difference in Mixed Methods Design	p. 118
Component and Integrated Mixed Methods Designs	p. 120
Other Formulations of Mixed Methods Design	p. 129
Illustrations of Mixed Methods Designs in Practice	p. 132
Connecting Mixed Methods Designs to Mixed Methods Paradigm Stances and Mixed Methods Purposes	p. 134
Mixed Methods Purposes and Designs in Action	p. 138
Overall Mixed Methods Purposes and Design	p. 139
Mixed Methods Contributions to the MTO Study	p. 141
Mixed Methods Data Analysis	p. 142
Thinking About Mixed Methods Data Analysis	p. 143
Mixed Methods Data Analysis Strategies	p. 144
Mixed Methods Data Analysis Exemplars	p. 155
Reprise	p. 163
Judging the Quality of Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 164
Thinking About Inquiry Criteria in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 165
Inference Quality in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 167
Legitimation as Quality in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 168
Warranting the Quality of Inferences in Mixed Methods Inquiry	p. 169
An Illustration	p. 174
Writing Up and Reporting Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 179
Writing Up Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 181
Representation in Social Inquiry	p. 182
Writing Up Mixed Methods Social Inquiry: Two Preliminary Principles	p. 185
More Creativity in Mixed Methods Data Analysis and Display	p. 189
The Metaphor	p. 189
The Example	p. 190
An Application of the Archipelago Metaphor	p. 191
	p. 193
The Potential and Promise of Mixed Methods Social Inquiry	p. 195
References	p. 200
Index	p. 210
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