Mixed Methods Applications in Action Research
From Methods to Community Action
- English
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About this book
This first-of-its-kind book provides readers with the information they need to design and conduct a mixed methods action research (MMAR) study in a practical and pragmatic manner. Using a multidisciplinary focus, the author provides a scholarly and applied orientation to meet the varied epistemological and professional needs of scholar practitioners. The book is applicable to broad audiences with different levels of research skills, including students learning how to conduct research in practical settings, practitioners faced with the need to address pertinent issues in their professional practices, community leaders seeking to inform policy changes, and college faculty who teach research methods and conduct funded research in collaboration with practitioner-researchers and community stakeholders. A wide variety of pedagogical features make it appropriate for use as an instructional text aimed at developing skills in designing, conducting, implementing, and reporting an action research study that integrates mixed methods.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Brief Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Illustration List
- Illustration List
- Table List
- Preface
- About the Author
- PART I Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research
- 1 Introducing Mixed Methods Research
- 2 Introducing Action Research
- 3 Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research
- PART II Designing and Conducting a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 4 Conceptualizing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 5 Designing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 6 Planning Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 7 Sampling and Collecting Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 8 Analyzing Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- 9 Assessing Quality of a Mixed Methods Action Research Study
- Part III Using Mixed Methods Inferences to Inform Community Action
- 10 Planning and Implementing Action Using Mixed Methods Action Research Study Inferences
- Appendix Example A: MMAR Study in the Field of K–12 Education (Kostos & Shin, 2010) Using Math Journals to Enhance Second Graders’ Communication of Mathematical Thinking
- Appendix Example B: MMAR Study in the Field of Nursing (Glasson et al., 2006) OLDER PEOPLE
- Appendix Example C: MMAR Study in the Field of Social Work (Craig, 2011) Precarious Partnerships: Designing a Community Needs Assessment to Develop a System of Care for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) Youths
- Appendix Example D: MMAR Study in the Field of Higher Education (Sampson, 2010) Student-negotiated Lesson Style
- Appendix Example E: MMAR Study in the Field of Health Care (Montgomery et al., 2008) BMC Health Services Research
- Glossary
- References
- Author Index
- Index
- Publisher Note