Mixed methods applications in action research
Subtitle: from methods to community action
By: Nataliya V. Ivankova
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
ISBN-13: 9781452220031; 9781483311326
Subjects: Aktionsforschung; Methodology; Forschungsmethode; Action research; Education; Research
Description: This first-of-its-kind book provides readers with the information they need to design and conduct a mixed methods action research (MMAR) study in a practical and pragmatic manner. Using a multidisciplinary focus, the author provides a scholarly and applied orientation to meet the varied epistemological and professional needs of scholar practitioners. The book is applicable to broad audiences with different levels of research skills, including students learning how to conduct research in practical settings, practitioners faced with the need to address pertinent issues in their professional practices, community leaders seeking to inform policy changes, and college faculty who teach research methods and conduct funded research in collaboration with practitioner-researchers and community stakeholders. A wide variety of pedagogical features make it appropriate for use as an instructional text aimed at developing skills in designing, conducting, implementing, and reporting an action research study that integrates mixed methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research; title: Chapter 1: Introducing Mixed Methods Research; title: Chapter 2: Introducing Action Research; title: Chapter 3: Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research; title: Part II: Designing and Conducting a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 4: Conceptualizing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 5: Designing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 6: Planning Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 7: Sampling and Collecting Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 8: Analyzing Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Chapter 9: Assessing Quality of a Mixed Methods Action Research Study; title: Part III: Using Mixed Methods Inferences to Inform Community Action; title: Chapter 10: Planning and Implementing Action Using Mixed Methods Action Research Study Inferences.