A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

by John W. Creswell

Overview

For students and researchers new to mixed methods, A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research 2e by renowned author John W. Creswell provides a brief and practical introduction to mixed methods. Many graduate students and researchers in the social, behavioral and health sciences may not have the time or resources to read long treatises or stacks of journal articles on mixed methods research. This text quickly describes the basics of setting up and conducting a study using this methodology. Chapters are short and follow the process of research, from ensuring skills for conducting research, acknowledging the steps in planning a study, designing studies with increasing complexity, planning sampling strategies and integration, and writing up the results of your study. Get started in mixed methods quickly with this brief primer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544355764
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/01/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

PREFACE
PURPOSE OF THE BOOK
AUDIENCE
FEATURES OF THIS CONCISE BOOK
CHAPTERS IN THE BOOK
NEW FEATURES IN THIS SECOND EDITION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER 1. Basic Characteristics of Mixed Methods Research
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
UNDERSTANDING MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
A DEFINITION OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
WHAT MIXED METHODS IS NOT
ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 2. Skills, Experiences, and Attitudes to Conduct Mixed Methods Research
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH SKILLS
MIXED METHODS SKILLS
MIXED METHODS TEAMS
EXPERIENCES IN MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
ATTITUDES TOWARD RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 3. Steps in Planning a Mixed Methods Study
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING A STUDY
STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 4. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD INTRODUCTION
INCLUDING COMPONENTS OF A MIXED METHODS INTRODUCTION
WRITING MIXED METHODS STUDY AIMS OR A PURPOSE STATEMENT
WRITING QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, AND MIXED METHODS HYPOTHESES AND QUESTIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 5. Using Core Mixed Methods Designs
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
EVOLVING MIXED METHODS DESIGNS
UNDERSTANDING THREE CORE DESIGNS
CHOOSING A MIXED METHODS CORE DESIGN
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 6. Using Complex Mixed Methods Designs
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
EMBEDDING CORE DESIGNS INTO COMPLEX FRAMEWORKS OR PROCESSES
EMBEDDING CORE DESIGNS INTO EXPERIMENTS
EMBEDDING CORE DESIGNS INTO PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH STUDIES
EMBEDDING CORE DESIGNS INTO A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY
EMBEDDING CORE DESIGNS INTO AN EVALUATION STUDY
CHOOSING A COMPLEX DESIGN
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 7. Drawing Diagrams of Design
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
USING DIAGRAMS
USING TOOLS FOR DRAWING DIAGRAMS
IDENTIFYING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS TO PLACE IN DIAGRAMS
DRAWING DIAGRAMS IN STEPS
DETAILING THE DIAGRAMS
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 8. Sampling, Integration, and Metainferences
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
EXPLORING SAMPLING, INTEGRATION, AND METAINFERENCES
CONDUCTING SAMPLING IN MIXED METHODS STUDIES
CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS INTEGRATION DATA ANALYSIS
DRAWING METAINFERENCES FROM THE INTEGRATION
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 9. Writing a Mixed Methods Article for Publication
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
ADDING MIXED METHODS COMPONENTS TO A PUBLICATION
STRUCTURING A MIXED METHODS ARTICLE
DECIDING ON THE TYPE OF MIXED METHODS ARTICLE TO WRITE
LOCATING A SUITABLE JOURNAL
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
CHAPTER 10. Evaluating the Quality of a Mixed Methods Study
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS CHAPTER
LOCATING STANDARDS OF QUALITY FOR MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
DETERMINING IF STANDARDS ARE APPROPRIATE
ASSESSING STANDARDS OF QUALITY IN THE LITERATURE
ADVANCING MY QUALITY STANDARDS
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS CHAPTER
ADDITIONAL READINGS
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX