Using Mixed Methods

Using Mixed Methods offers an innovative approach to social and educational research. The author sets out the case for research from an holistic perspective, integrating different methods, different data and overall research strategies.

This book shows how to use an integrated methodology that meets the needs of the postgraduate researcher who wants to challenge the traditional paradigmatic view of research.

The author explores:

• The FraIM and its application to social and educational research

• The contexts of research

• Different methods of data collection

• Types of data and their natural integration within the research process

This book is for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students on social science and education courses.

David Plowright is a lecturer in the Centre for Educational Studies at the University of Hull.

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Dr. David Plowright is currently a lecturer in the Centre for Educational Studies at the University of Hull. His research interests are focused on educational leadership and management and he is currently undertaking research into school improvement in South Africa.

Inhalt
From Mixed Methods to an Integrated Methodology
The FraIM: Frameworks for an Integrated Methodology
Case Selection: Data Source Management
Case Selection: Integrated Sampling
Data Collection: An Overview
Observation
Asking Questions
Analyzing Artefacts I
Analyzing Artefacts II
Data Integration
Warrantable Research: Using the FraIM as a Guide
Ethical Issues in Participant-Centred Research
Wider Ethical Issues and the FraIM
Holistic Integrationism: Philosophizing Research
A Few Final Words