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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455104003321

Autore

Hesse-Biber Sharlene Nagy

Titolo

Mixed methods research [[electronic resource] ] : merging theory with practice / / Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2010

ISBN

1-60918-105-0

1-4625-0172-9

1-282-49009-5

9786612490095

1-60623-507-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Disciplina

001.4/2

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - Methodology

Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Chapter 1--Introduction toMixed Methods Research; Chapter 2--Formulating Questions, Conductinga Literature Review, SamplingDesign, and the Centrality of Ethicsin Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 3--A Qualitative Approachto Mixed Methods Design,Analysis, Interpretation, Write Up,and Validity; Chapter 4--Interpretative Approachesto Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 5--Feminist Approachesto Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 6--Postmodernist Approachesto Mixed Methods Research; Chapter 7--Putting It Together; Chapter 8--Conclusion; References; Author Index; Subject Index

About the AuthorAbout the Contributing Author; About the Researchers Interviewed

Sommario/riassunto

This accessibly written book is ideal for use in graduate courses or by practicing researchers and evaluators. The author puts the research problem at center stage, showing how mixed methods designs can fruitfully address different types of research questions. She illustrates the discussion with examples of mixed methods studies from a variety



of disciplines and qualitative approaches (interpretative, feminist, and postmodern). The text demonstrates how to navigate ethical issues; gather, analyze, and interpret data; and write up the results