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Chapter 12
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Designs combining quantitative and qualitative approaches
to collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting data
Advantages
 Incorporates the strengths of both qualitative and quantitative
approaches
 Provides a more comprehensive view of the phenomena being studied
 Does not limit the data being collected
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Disadvantages and limitations
 Requires expertise in both methods
 Requires extensive data collection and resources
 It is popular to claim the use of mixed method
design even though one method is used
superficially
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Three types of designs
 Explanatory
 Exploratory
 Triangulation
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Explanatory designs
 Quantitative data are collected first with qualitative data collection
following
 Use of a questionnaire to provide an overview of students’ attitudes
toward drug testing programs followed by several in-depth interviews
of specific students with positive and negative attitudes (i.e.,
maximum variation sampling) to understand how those attitudes
were shaped.
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Exploratory designs
 Qualitative data are collected first with quantitative data collection
following
 A few interviews with students and a content analysis of several
surveys allowed a researcher to determine the important factors
around which an attitudinal scale on drug testing programs was
developed. Administration of this survey gave an overall view of
students’ attitudes to a specific program being used at a local school.
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Triangulation designs
 Quantitative and qualitative data are collected at
the same time to provide a more comprehensive
and complete set of data
 The use of a scale addressing attitudes toward
drug testing programs could be administered to
the students in a school. Information from focus
groups and interviews could be used to confirm
the conclusions drawn from the survey.
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Seven steps to conduct mixed method research
 Determine the feasibility of a mixed method design
 Determine the rationale for a mixed method design
 Determine the data collection strategies and designs
 Determine the specific research questions
 Collect data
 Analyze data
 Write the report
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Evaluating a mixed method design
 Each approach has been done well
 Examine the rationale and then apply
appropriate quantitative or qualitative criteria
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A systematic investigation conducted by
practitioners
Action research is done to provide
information immediately to improve teaching
and learning
Emphasis is on teachers, counselors and
administrators, who carry out the research
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Benefits of Action Research
 Creates mindset for school improvement
 Enhances decision-making
 Promotes reflection and self-assessment
 Instills a commitment to improvement
 Creates a more positive school climate
 Impacts practice directly
 Empowers those to participate
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Conducting Action Research
 Select a focus or topic for study
 Determine your design and data collection
strategies
 Summarize and interpret the data
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Consumer Tips for Evaluating Action
Research
 Determine motivation and involvement of the
researcher
 Look for consistency between research question
and methodology
 Look for whether multiple methods of data
collection have been utilized
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Consumer Tips for Evaluating Action
Research
 Confirm that there has been an emergent, cyclical
process of research-action-reflection
 Determine the presence of external monitoring or
feedback
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