The mixed methods reader
By: Vicki L. Plano Clark, John W. Creswell, editors.
Contributors: Plano Clark, Vicki L.; Creswell, John W.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781412951449; 9781412951456
Subjects: Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The evolution of mixed methods research; title: Pragmatism as a philosophical foundation for mixed methods research; title: The transformative-emancipatory perspective as a philosophical foundation for mixed methods research; title: Triangulation as the first mixed methods design; title: Identifying the purposes for mixed methods designs; title: A notation system for mixed methods designs; title: An expanded typology for classifying mixed methods research into designs; title: Data analysis strategies in mixed methods research; title: Expanding the reasons for conducting mixed methods research; title: Types of legitimation (validity) in mixed methods research; title: Powerful rhetorical devices used in writing mixed methods research; title: An improved role for qualitative research in mixed methods; title: An alternative to reconciling the different realities of qualitative and quantitative research; title: A concurrent/triangulation mixed methods design with merged results.