Exam 17: Mixed Research

Dr. Lewis has been asked by the administration of his university to conduct research on undergraduate students' satisfaction with the university. Based on the strengths and limitations of different research designs, which design should he choose to make the administrators happy?

Sometimes in a mixed methods research study, the researcher will choose to qualitize some of the quantitative data or results.

To decide which mixed research design is needed, you need to answer these two questions: (1) Is the qualitative or quantitative paradigm going to be given priority, or will they be given equal status in your study? and (2) Should the qualitative and quantitative components be carried out concurrently or sequentially?

Mixed research designs vary in terms of the emphasis on qualitative and quantitative methods as well as the order in which the different methods are implemented in the study.

What type of design is indicated by QUAN+qual?

A researcher generally follows the quantitative paradigm as her primary status research paradigm. However, to help her develop a standardized quantitative questionnaire, she first interviews 15 participants to help her understand the language and categories of the people in her target population. Which design is this?

What is this rationale for mixed research: Seeks to use the results from one method to develop or inform the other method? This can include issues surrounding sampling and implementation, as well as measurement decisions.

According to the symbol system used in mixed research design, an arrow (i.e., ) represents the concurrent collection of data.

Dr. Dabbs has just completed a research study. While it did not take her a long time to complete the study, he is disappointed because the results of the study are too abstract and not easily applicable to real-world settings. Dr. Dabbs' research study probably used a:

A QUAL+quan design in mixed methods research is an "equal status" design.

In mixed research, validation of the data should only occur toward the end of a study.

In a qualitatively driven mixed design:

"Methodological pluralism" is used to refer to:

The time orientation of mixed research refers to:

Mixed research never involves equal emphasis on quantitative and qualitative parts of the design.

A strength of qualitative research designs is the time-efficient manner in which the data are collected and analyzed.

Mixed researchers usually agree with the _______.

The steps in mixed methods research should always be followed in a linear or sequential order.

Which of the following is a strength of quantitative research?

Explain how a researcher decides upon the design of his or her mixed research study.