Handbook of mixed methods in social & behavioral research

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.

• 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 and 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 and Valerie Caracelli
• Ch 4 Cultural Distance, Levels of Abstraction and the Advantages of Mixed Methods Fathali M. Moghaddam and Ben Walker and 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 and Carolyn S. Ridenour and Carole Newman and 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 and Michelle Guttman and Vicki Plano-Clark
• Ch 9 Mixed Methods Design: An Alternative Approach Joseph A. Maxwell and Diane Loomis
• Ch 10 Mixed Method Sampling Strategies in Social Science Research Elizabeth Kemper and Sam Stringfield and Charles Teddlie
• Ch 11 Data Collection Strategies in Mixed Methods Research R. Burke Johnson and 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 and 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 and 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 and Gretchen B. Rossman
• Ch 18 Research Methods in Management and Organizational Research: Toward Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques Steven C. Curall and 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 and Marylyn C. Sines
• Ch 22 Multimethod Research in Sociology Albert Hunter and John Brewer
• Ch 23 The Pragmatic and Dialectical Lenses: Two Views of Mixed Methods' Use in Education Tonette S. Rocco and Linda A. Bliss and Suzanne Gallagher and Aixa Perez-Prado and Cengiz Alacaci and Eric S. Dwyer and Joyce C. Fine and N.Eleni Pappamihiel
• Part 4 Conclusions and Future Directions
• Ch 24 Teaching Mixed Methods Research:Practices, Dilemmas and Challenges John W. Creswell and Abbas Tashakkori and Ken Jensen and 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 and Charles Teddlie