Advances in mixed methods research : theories and applications

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Author:

Bergman, Manfred Max.

ISBN:

9781412948081

9781412948098

Publication Information:

Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2008.

Physical Description:

vi, 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Whither Mixed Methods? / The Theory of Mixed Methods Design -- The Straw Men of the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide and their Influence on Mixed Methods Research / Troubles with Triangulation / Analytic Density, Postmodernism, and Applied Multiple Method Research / The Practice of a Mixed Methods Research Strategy : Personal, Professional and Project Considerations / Methodological Issues in Conducting Mixed Methods Research Designs / Applications in Mixed Methods Design -- Why do Researchers Integrate/Combine/Mesh/Blend/Mix/Merge/Fuse Quantitative and Qualitative Research? / Quality of Inferences in Mixed Methods Research: Calling for an Integrative Framework / Method Mix, Technical Hex, Theory Fix / Mixing Data Collection Methods: Lessons from Social Survey Research / Analysis with APES , the Actor Process Event Scheme / Multi-Perspective Exploration as a Tool for Mixed Methods Research

Subject Term:

Research -- Methodology.

Added Author:

Bergman, Manfred Max.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0805/2007937357.html

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Summary

Advances in Mixed Methods Research provides an essential introduction to the fast-growing field of mixed methods research. Bergman′s book examines the current state of mixed-methods research, exploring exciting new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences.

Contributions from the world′s leading experts in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches are brought together, clearing the way for a more constructive approach to social research. These contributions cover the main practical and methodological issues and include a number of different visions of what mixed methods research is. The discussion also covers the use of mixed methods in a diverse range of fields, including sociology, education, politics, psychology, computational science and methodology.

This book represents an important contribution to the ongoing debate surrounding the use of mixed methods in the social sciences and health research, and presents a convincing argument that the conventional, paradigmatic view of qualitative and quantitative research is outdated and in need of replacement. It will be essential reading for anyone actively engaged in qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research and for students of social research methods.

Manfred Max Bergman is Chair of Methodology and Political Sociology at the University of Basel.