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Verónica Pérez Bentancur; Lucía Tiscornia – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
Experimental designs in the social sciences have received increasing attention due to their power to produce causal inferences. Nevertheless, experimental research faces limitations, including limited external validity and unrealistic treatments. We propose combining qualitative fieldwork and experimental design iteratively--moving back-and-forth…
Descriptors: Research Design, Social Science Research, Public Opinion, Punishment
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Mott, Rebecca – Journal of Extension, 2018
With today's technology, Extension professionals have a variety of tools available for program evaluation. This article describes an innovative platform called VoiceThread that has been used in many classrooms but also is useful for conducting virtual focus group research. I explain how this tool can be used to collect qualitative participant…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Extension Education, Qualitative Research
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Sweetman, David; Badiee, Manijeh; Creswell, John W. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2010
A concern exists that mixed methods studies do not contain advocacy stances. Preliminary evidence suggests that this is not the case, but to address this issue in more depth the authors examined 13 mixed methods studies that contained an advocacy, transformative lens. Such a lens consisted of incorporating intent to advocate for an improvement in…
Descriptors: Methods Research, Models, Research Methodology, Advocacy
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Maxwell, Joseph A. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2010
The use of numerical/quantitative data in qualitative research studies and reports has been controversial. Prominent qualitative researchers such as Howard Becker and Martyn Hammersley have supported the inclusion of what Becker called "quasi-statistics": simple counts of things to make statements such as "some," "usually," and "most" more…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Methods Research, Statistical Data, Data Collection
Reams, Paula; Twale, Darla – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2008
The purpose of our article is to illustrate the use of mixed methods research as necessary to uncover maximum information and perspective, increase corroboration of the data, and render less biased and more accurate conclusions. This study used the case study method to closely examine the people, issues, programmes and topics related to the…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Methods Research, Service Learning, Case Studies
Brickhouse, Nancy W. – 1989
The desire to abolish the gap between research theory and classroom practice has sparked an increasing interest in field-based research among science educators. Although most researchers are aware of the standard meanings of informed consent and confidentiality, and there are some codes of ethical principles published by such groups as the…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Data Collection, Ethics, Field Studies