John W. Creswell 
A Concise Introduction to Mixed Methods Research [EPUB ebook] 

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.

Innehållsförteckning

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

Om författaren

John W. Creswell, Ph D, 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 Mc Guffey 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.