Main description:
The Handbook contains a gold mine of articles by leading scholars on what has come to be known as the third methodological movement in social research. Aimed at surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches of mixed methods, this breakthrough book examines mixed methods from the research enterprise to paradigmatic issues to application. The book also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of mixed methods designs, and provides an array of specific examples in a variety of disciplines, from psychology to nursing. The book closes with a brief section on how to teach and perform collaborative research using a mixed methods research design.
Written so that it can be used either as a pedagogical tool or as a reference for researchers, the book is rich in examples and includes a glossary, easy-to-follow diagrams, and tables to help readers become more familiar with the language and controversies in this evolving area.
Review quote:
... The Handbook provides both philosophical and practical foundations for using mixed methods in social science inquiry. Theory about mixing methods is nicely balanced and illustrated with concrete examples. All aspects of inquiry are covered from conceptualizing research to selecting methods, analyzing and interpreting data, and reporting findings. The Handbook offers the most comprehensive review of mixed methods available anywhere. It will be a definitive reference for a long time to come.. Michael Quinn Patton
... The handbook contains a nice mix of internationally-recognized researchers as well as some whose names I saw for the first time (partly due to my lack of reading in related fields, like health). I think this mixture lends the book strength as it provides a diversity of perspectives.. Gerald K. LeTendre
... The Handbook of Mixed Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences will become the basic text for all researchers interested in conducting mixed method investigations. This edited volume contains some real jewels in advancing the epistemological veracity of mixed method research.. John Gaber
... The contributors to this handbook have a broad range of expertise in the area of mixed methods research. They offer broad and diverse points of view on the topic of multi-methods research and offer engaging and controversial points of view on a broad range of issues. The fact that there is not broad agreement on this topic makes for a lively engagement with the range of articles. There is a third methodological movement underway and this handbook is at the cutting edge of capturing this third wave methodology.. Sharlene Hesse-Biber
Table of contents:
Part 1 The Research Enterprise in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Then and Now
Ch 1 Major Issues and Controversies in the Use of Mixed Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Charles Teddlie, Abbas Tashakkori
Ch 2 Pragmatic Threads in Mixed Methods Research in the Social Sciences: The Search for Multiple Modes of Inquiry and the End of the Philosophy of Formalism - Spencer Maxey
Ch 3 Making Parardigmatic Sense of Mixed-Method Practice - Jennifer Greene, Valerie Caracelli
Ch 4 Cultural Distance, Levels of Abstraction and the Advantages of Mixed Methods - Fathali M. Moghaddam, Ben Walker, Rom Harre
Ch 5 Mixed Methods and the Politics of Human Research: The Transformational and Emancipatory Perspective - Donna Mertens
Part 2 Methodological and Analytical Issues for Mixed Methods Research
Ch 6 A Typology of Research Purposes and its Relationship to Mixed Methods - Isadore Newman, Carolyn S. Ridenour, Carole Newman, George M. DeMarco, Jr.
Ch 7 Principles of Mixed-and Multi-Method Research Design - Janice Morse
Ch 8 Advanced Mixed Methods Research Design - John Creswell, Michelle Guttman, Vicki Plano-Clark
Ch 9 Mixed Methods Design: An Alternative Approach - Joseph A. Maxwell, Diane Loomis
Ch 10 Mixed Method Sampling Strategies in Social Science Research - Elizabeth Kemper, Sam Stringfield, Charles Teddlie
Ch 11 Data Collection Strategies in Mixed Methods Research - R. Burke Johnson, Lisa A. Turner
Ch 12 Tables or Tableaux? The Challenges of Writing and Reading Mixed Methods Studies - Margarete Sandelowski
Ch 13 A Framework for Analyzing Data in Mixed Methods Research - Anthony Onwueghbuzie, Charles Teddlie
Ch 14 Computerized Data Analysis for Mixed Methods Research - Patricia Bazeley
Ch 15 Impact of Mixed Methods and Design on Inference Quality - Steven Miller
Ch 16 Making Inferences in Mixed Methods: The Rules of Integration - Christian Erzberger, Udo Kelle
Part 3 Applications and Examples of Mixed Methods Research Across Disciplines
Ch 17 Mixed Methods in Evaluation Contexts: A Pragmatic Framework - Sharon F. Rallis, Gretchen B. Rossman
Ch 18 Research Methods in Management and Organizational Research: Toward Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques - Steven C. Curall, Annette J. Towler
Ch 19 The Status of Mixed Methods in the Health Sciences - Melinda S. Forthofer
Ch 20 Status of Mixed Methods Research in Nursing - Sheila Twinn
Ch 21 Mixed Methods in Psychological Research - Cindy Waszack, Marylyn C. Sines
Ch 22 Multimethod Research in Sociology - Albert Hunter, John Brewer
Ch 23 The Pragmatic and Dialectical Lenses: Two Views of Mixed Methods' Use in Education - Tonette S. Rocco, Linda A. Bliss, Suzanne Gallagher, Aixa Perez-Prado, Cengiz Alacaci, Eric S. Dwyer, Joyce C. Fine, N.Eleni Pappamihiel
Part 4 Conclusions and Future Directions
Ch 24 Teaching Mixed Methods Research:Practices, Dilemmas and Challenges - John W. Creswell, Abbas Tashakkori, Ken Jensen, Kathy Shapley
Ch 25 Collaborative Mixed-Method Research - Lyn M. Shulha and Robert J. Wilson
Ch 26 The Past and the Future of Mixed Methods Research: From Methodological Triangulation to Mixed Model Designs - Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie
The Handbook contains a gold mine of articles by leading scholars on what has come to be known as the third methodological movement in social research. Aimed at surveying the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches of mixed methods, this breakthrough book examines mixed methods from the research enterprise to paradigmatic issues to application. The book also discusses the strengths and weaknesses of mixed methods designs, and provides an array of specific examples in a variety of disciplines, from psychology to nursing. The book closes with a brief section on how to teach and perform collaborative research using a mixed methods research design.
Written so that it can be used either as a pedagogical tool or as a reference for researchers, the book is rich in examples and includes a glossary, easy-to-follow diagrams, and tables to help readers become more familiar with the language and controversies in this evolving area.
Review quote:
... The Handbook provides both philosophical and practical foundations for using mixed methods in social science inquiry. Theory about mixing methods is nicely balanced and illustrated with concrete examples. All aspects of inquiry are covered from conceptualizing research to selecting methods, analyzing and interpreting data, and reporting findings. The Handbook offers the most comprehensive review of mixed methods available anywhere. It will be a definitive reference for a long time to come.. Michael Quinn Patton
... The handbook contains a nice mix of internationally-recognized researchers as well as some whose names I saw for the first time (partly due to my lack of reading in related fields, like health). I think this mixture lends the book strength as it provides a diversity of perspectives.. Gerald K. LeTendre
... The Handbook of Mixed Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences will become the basic text for all researchers interested in conducting mixed method investigations. This edited volume contains some real jewels in advancing the epistemological veracity of mixed method research.. John Gaber
... The contributors to this handbook have a broad range of expertise in the area of mixed methods research. They offer broad and diverse points of view on the topic of multi-methods research and offer engaging and controversial points of view on a broad range of issues. The fact that there is not broad agreement on this topic makes for a lively engagement with the range of articles. There is a third methodological movement underway and this handbook is at the cutting edge of capturing this third wave methodology.. Sharlene Hesse-Biber
Table of contents:
Part 1 The Research Enterprise in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Then and Now
Ch 1 Major Issues and Controversies in the Use of Mixed Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - Charles Teddlie, Abbas Tashakkori
Ch 2 Pragmatic Threads in Mixed Methods Research in the Social Sciences: The Search for Multiple Modes of Inquiry and the End of the Philosophy of Formalism - Spencer Maxey
Ch 3 Making Parardigmatic Sense of Mixed-Method Practice - Jennifer Greene, Valerie Caracelli
Ch 4 Cultural Distance, Levels of Abstraction and the Advantages of Mixed Methods - Fathali M. Moghaddam, Ben Walker, Rom Harre
Ch 5 Mixed Methods and the Politics of Human Research: The Transformational and Emancipatory Perspective - Donna Mertens
Part 2 Methodological and Analytical Issues for Mixed Methods Research
Ch 6 A Typology of Research Purposes and its Relationship to Mixed Methods - Isadore Newman, Carolyn S. Ridenour, Carole Newman, George M. DeMarco, Jr.
Ch 7 Principles of Mixed-and Multi-Method Research Design - Janice Morse
Ch 8 Advanced Mixed Methods Research Design - John Creswell, Michelle Guttman, Vicki Plano-Clark
Ch 9 Mixed Methods Design: An Alternative Approach - Joseph A. Maxwell, Diane Loomis
Ch 10 Mixed Method Sampling Strategies in Social Science Research - Elizabeth Kemper, Sam Stringfield, Charles Teddlie
Ch 11 Data Collection Strategies in Mixed Methods Research - R. Burke Johnson, Lisa A. Turner
Ch 12 Tables or Tableaux? The Challenges of Writing and Reading Mixed Methods Studies - Margarete Sandelowski
Ch 13 A Framework for Analyzing Data in Mixed Methods Research - Anthony Onwueghbuzie, Charles Teddlie
Ch 14 Computerized Data Analysis for Mixed Methods Research - Patricia Bazeley
Ch 15 Impact of Mixed Methods and Design on Inference Quality - Steven Miller
Ch 16 Making Inferences in Mixed Methods: The Rules of Integration - Christian Erzberger, Udo Kelle
Part 3 Applications and Examples of Mixed Methods Research Across Disciplines
Ch 17 Mixed Methods in Evaluation Contexts: A Pragmatic Framework - Sharon F. Rallis, Gretchen B. Rossman
Ch 18 Research Methods in Management and Organizational Research: Toward Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques - Steven C. Curall, Annette J. Towler
Ch 19 The Status of Mixed Methods in the Health Sciences - Melinda S. Forthofer
Ch 20 Status of Mixed Methods Research in Nursing - Sheila Twinn
Ch 21 Mixed Methods in Psychological Research - Cindy Waszack, Marylyn C. Sines
Ch 22 Multimethod Research in Sociology - Albert Hunter, John Brewer
Ch 23 The Pragmatic and Dialectical Lenses: Two Views of Mixed Methods' Use in Education - Tonette S. Rocco, Linda A. Bliss, Suzanne Gallagher, Aixa Perez-Prado, Cengiz Alacaci, Eric S. Dwyer, Joyce C. Fine, N.Eleni Pappamihiel
Part 4 Conclusions and Future Directions
Ch 24 Teaching Mixed Methods Research:Practices, Dilemmas and Challenges - John W. Creswell, Abbas Tashakkori, Ken Jensen, Kathy Shapley
Ch 25 Collaborative Mixed-Method Research - Lyn M. Shulha and Robert J. Wilson
Ch 26 The Past and the Future of Mixed Methods Research: From Methodological Triangulation to Mixed Model Designs - Abbas Tashakkori, Charles Teddlie