Developing a Mixed Methods Proposal

A Practical Guide for Beginning Researchers

Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby, Paul A. Schutz

• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781483365794
• Edition: 0
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology

This practical, hands-on guide helps beginning researchers create a mixed methods research proposal for their dissertations, grants, or general research studies. The book intertwines descriptions of the components of a research proposal (introduction, literature review, research methods, etc.) with discussions of the essential elements and steps of mixed methods research. Examples from a real-world, interdisciplinary, mixed methods research study demonstrate concepts in action throughout the book, and an entire sample proposal appears at the end of the book, giving readers insight into every step up to completion. Readers who complete the exercises in each chapter will have an individualized, detailed template for their own mixed methods research proposal. Developing a Mixed Methods Proposal is Volume 5 in the SAGE Mixed Methods Research Series.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Illustration List
• Editors’ Introduction
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher Note
• 1 Why a Guide for Developing Mixed Methods Proposals?
• 2 The Role of Theory in Mixed Methods Research
• 3 Asking Appropriate Research Questions
• 4 The Mixed Methods Proposal Introduction
• 5 The Literature Review: Situating Your Mixed Methods Study in the Larger Context
• 6 Mixed Methods Designs: Frameworks for Organizing Your Research Methods
• 7 The Heart of the Mixed Methods Research Plan: Discussing Your Methods Section
• 8 A Little Lagniappe … A Little Something Extra
• 9 An Example of a Real-World Mixed Methods Study: The Racial Microaggressions Study Proposal
• Appendixes
• References
• Index