Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods : a pragmatic approach

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Author:

Morgan, David L. (Sociologist), author.

ISBN:

9780761915232

Personal Author:

Morgan, David L. (Sociologist), author.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013.

Physical Description:

xv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.An Introduction and Overview -- Chapter Overview -- Part 1: The Logic of Mixed Methods Research (Chapters 1 to 5) -- An Introduction and Overview (Chapter 1) -- Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Mixed Methods (Chapter 2) -- Research Design and Research Methods (Chapter 3) -- Motivations for Using Mixed Methods Research (Chapter 4) -- The Sequential Priorities Model (Chapter 5) -- Part 2: Four Basic Designs (Chapters 6 to 9) -- Preliminary Qualitative Inputs to Core Quantitative Research Projects (Chapter 6) -- Preliminary Quantitative Inputs to Core Qualitative Research Projects (Chapter 7) -- Follow-up Qualitative Extensions to Core Quantitative Research Projects (Chapter 8) -- Follow-up Quantitative Extensions to Core Qualitative Research Projects (Chapter 9) -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 2.Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Mixed Methods Research -- Chapter Overview -- Pragmatism as a Philosophical System --

Contents note continued: A Pragmatist Approach to Research -- Research as Inquiry -- Expanding Dewey's Model of Inquiry -- Paradigms and Pragmatism -- An Alternative Approach to Paradigms: Realism and Constructivism -- Pragmatism as a Paradigm -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 3.Research Design and Research Methods -- Chapter Overview -- Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Research -- Induction and Deduction -- Subjectivity and Objectivity -- Context and Generality -- The Strengths of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods -- Participant Observation -- Qualitative Interviewing -- Survey Interviewing -- Experimental Interventions -- The Status of Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Research -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 4.Motivations for Using Mixed Methods Research -- Chapter Overview -- A Notation System for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods --

Contents note continued: Three Basic Motivations for Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods -- Convergent Findings -- Issues Related to Integration -- Additional Coverage -- Issues Related to Integration -- Sequential Contributions -- Issues Related to Integration -- Comparing the Three Motivations -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 5.The Sequential Priorities Model -- Chapter Overview -- Sequencing and Prioritizing -- Deciding on Priorities for Core and Supplementary Research Methods -- Deciding on a Sequence for Core and Supplementary Research Methods -- Overview of the Four Sequential Priorities Designs -- Designs Based on Preliminary Inputs -- Designs Based on Follow-up Extensions -- Equal Priority Designs -- The Sequential Priorities Model as a Final Step in Decision Making -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Reading -- 6.Preliminary Qualitative Inputs to Core Quantitative Research Projects --

Contents note continued: Chapter Overview -- Three Basic Uses for Preliminary Qualitative Input Designs -- Qualitative Input Designs to Survey Research -- Discovery as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Surveys -- Development as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Surveys -- Definition as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Surveys -- Qualitative Input Designs to Program Interventions -- Discovery as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Interventions -- Development as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Interventions -- Definition as a Purpose for Qualitative Inputs in Interventions -- Additional Benefits of Qualitative Input Designs -- Generating Hypotheses -- Working With Research Participants -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 7.Preliminary Quantitative Inputs to Core Qualitative Research Projects -- Chapter Overview -- Basic Uses for Preliminary Quantitative Input Designs -- The Reliance on Small Ns in Qualitative Methods --

Contents note continued: The Reliance on Purposive Selection in Qualitative Methods -- Using Quantitative Inputs to Select Sources by Defining Criteria -- Using Quantitative Inputs to Select Sources for Systematic Comparisons -- Using Quantitative Inputs to Select Sources With Specific Information -- Using Quantitative Inputs to Select Sources to Develop Theory and Applications -- Additional Benefits of Preliminary Quantitative Input Designs -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 8.Follow-up Qualitative Extensions to Core Quantitative Research Projects -- Chapter Overview -- Basic Uses for Follow-up Qualitative Designs -- Qualitative Follow-up Designs for Exploration -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Explore Results From Interventions -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Explore Results From Surveys -- Qualitative Follow-up Designs for Investigation --

Contents note continued: Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Investigate Results From Interventions -- Targeting and Tailoring -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Investigate Results From Survey Research -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs for Illustration -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Illustrate Results From Interventions -- Using Qualitative Follow-up Designs to Illustrate Results From Surveys -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 9.Follow-up Quantitative Extensions to Core Qualitative Research Projects -- Chapter Overview -- Basic Uses for Quantitative Follow-up Designs -- Testing Hypotheses With Follow-up Quantitative Methods -- Testing Basic Hypotheses -- Assessing More Complex Theories -- Demonstrating the Greater Generality of Qualitative Results -- Using Surveys to Demonstrate That Qualitative Results Are More General -- A Further Possibility: Using Experiments to Demonstrate Greater Generality --

Contents note continued: Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 10.Multipart Sequential Designs -- Chapter Overview -- Formats for Three-Part Designs -- Alternating Designs With a Quantitative Core -- Alternating Designs With a Qualitative Core -- Managing the Complexity in Longer Sequential Designs -- Process Evaluation and Dual-Track Sequential Designs -- Research Programs as a Strategy for Extending Sequential Designs -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 11.Finding the Expertise to Combine Multiple Methods -- Chapter Overview -- Individual Mastery as a Basis for Integrating Methods -- Teamwork as a Basis for Integrating Methods -- Multiple-Person Teams -- Boundary Spanning as a Basis for Integrating Methods -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- Additional Readings -- 12.Conclusions: Further Thoughts About Research Design -- Chapter Overview -- Conclusions -- Summary -- Discussion Questions --

Contents note continued: Additional Readings.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.

Social sciences -- Statistical methods.

Qualitative research.

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Focusing on research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, this practical book discusses strategies for bringing qualitative and quantitative methods together so that their combined strengths accomplish more than is possible with a single method. The approach is broadly interdisciplinary, reflecting the interest in mixed methods research of social scientists from anthropology, communication, criminal justice, education, evaluation, nursing, organizational behavior, psychology, political science, public administration, public health, sociology, social work, and urban studies. In contrast to an "anything goes" approach or a naïve hope that "two methods are better than one," the author argues that projects using mixed methods must pay even more attention to research design than single method approaches. The book's practical emphasis on mixed methods makes it useful both to active researchers and to students who intend to pursue such a career.