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Seifert, Tricia A.; Goodman, Kathleen; King, Patricia M.; Baxter Magolda, Marcia B. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2010
This study details the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from a national multi-institutional longitudinal mixed methods study of college impact and student development of liberal arts outcomes. The authors found three sets of practices in the quantitative data that corroborated with the themes that emerged from the qualitative data:…
Descriptors: Student Development, Liberal Arts, Content Analysis, Data Interpretation
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Arnon, Sara; Reichel, Nirit – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009
Combining diverse methods in a single study raises a problem: What should be done when the findings of one method of investigation conflict with those of another? We illustrate this problem using an example in which three study phases--quantitative, qualitative, and intervention--were applied. The findings coming from the quantitative phase did…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Intervention, Telephone Surveys, Teacher Attitudes
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Slonim-Nevo, Vered; Nevo, Isaac – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2009
Combining diverse methods in a single study raises a problem: What should be done when the findings of one method of investigation conflict with those of another? The authors illustrate this problem using an example in which three study phases--quantitative, qualitative, and intervention--are applied. The findings from the quantitative phase did…
Descriptors: Methods Research, Immigration, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research
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Mertens, Donna M. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2007
The intersection of mixed methods and social justice has implications for the role of the researcher and choices of specific paradigmatic perspectives. The transformative paradigm with its associated philosophical assumptions provides a framework for addressing inequality and injustice in society using culturally competent, mixed methods…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Models, Research Methodology, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques
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O'Cathain, Alicia; Murphy, Elizabeth; Nicholl, Jon – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2007
A mixed methods study has the potential to produce knowledge that is unavailable to a qualitative study and a quantitative study undertaken independently. Any unique insight or "yield" from a mixed methods study may be difficult to assess in practice. However, given that integration of data or findings from different components of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Social Science Research, Health Services
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Sosu, Edward M.; McWilliam, Angus; Gray, Donald S. – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2008
This article argues that a mixed methods approach is useful in understanding the complexity that underlies teachers' commitment to environmental education. Using sequential and concurrent procedures, the authors demonstrate how different methodological approaches highlighted different aspects of teacher commitment. The quantitative survey examined…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Research Methodology, Qualitative Research, Interviews