Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

by John W. Creswell

"The go-to text for mixed methods research." -- Regardt Ferreira "Creswell and Plano Clark have captured recent changes within mixed methods research, and these are reflected in this dynamic, salient book!" -- Susan Sweat Gunby "An excellent guide for the design and conduct of mixed methods research!" -- Mansoo Yu "Readers of the book will understand the expanding breadth of multiple methods, the value of complex methods for sophisticated analysis of problems, and how to use and evaluate mixed methods in research." -- Joseph Drew "This updated edition provides thoughtful consideration to how the field of mixed methods research has changed, including how the authors′ own definitions and typologies have refined. It also provides a discussion of a diverse array of empirical studies from prominent and emerging mixed methods scholars, highlighting the strength and potential of this field for social and behavioral sciences." -- Peggy Shannon-Baker "Creswell and Plano Clark do excellent work in showing the evolution of mixed-methods research. One of the highlights of this edition is the addition of scaffolds that guide writing sections of a mixed-methods study." -- Senay Purzer "Narrowing down the research methods to three primary types and then providing application methods and basic step-by-step instructions, along with great resources in the appendix and outside contributions, makes this a must have book in any academic study leading to research development." -- Natalie Ellis

Genres: Research, Research Methods, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Reference, Academic, School

1022 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Eleanor Carson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used this book as the backbone to explain the theoretical framework of my doctoral research experimental design. It is comprehensive, well-written, and, as of the end of 2017, up-to-date. Although I used many sources (book and journal articles), this book was the most important to explain why I did what I did and why. This book could be used to teach a course on mixed-methods design or as a reference book, as I used it, to explore options before choosing the most appropriate method for your research questions, context, and resources.

[Neveen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite Mix Methods manual after the John W. Creswell's "Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches".

I highly recommend it for researchers in the humanitarians field.

[Rachel Renbarger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the updated version with Plano-Clark and really appreciated it. It has so many diagrams, tables, and examples for students to easily translate to their own work. It wasn't full of jargon, it wasn't repetitive, and it wasn't elitist. Realizing that's so rare as I type this...

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some nice light reading. ;) Almost forgot to log this as I read it during work hours. But realistically, it IS quite readable for a text.

Creswell and Plano Clark are some of the key scholars in mixed methods research, and this was a very useful book for mixed methods research. It breaks down the key types of mixed methods studies as we understand them now (convergent, explanatory sequential, exploratory sequential; with their sub-types), complex mixed methods types, the background of the field, and how to run mixed methods studies from writing a research question to evaluating mixed methods studies.

Recommended to anyone who does mixed methods research. My context: I'm a research coordinator in academic health research who writes a lot of papers.

[Apostolos · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good primer on mixed methods research

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really just skimmed this, but I took detailed notes on all the important parts and read the summaries for all the chapters so I'm counting it, dammit.

[Jimmy Chavedo · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit repetitive at times, but the diagrams, charts and lists are invaluable.

[Danica]

Textbook

[Jing · Rating 3 out of 5]

Methodology

[Mohammad Aboomar · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid textbook in terms of providing a language for mixed methods and reinforcing the foundations of mixed methods research design.

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was actually a pretty well written text--repetitive enough for the 'tough stuff' to sink in but not so much that you wanted to scream. It also had an index, glossary, appendices and all the other good book parts that too many books are lacking these days. I may actually have to spring for a copy of my own instead of using a library copy.

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although a good chunk of the discussion is irrelevant for non-university research, I still find this book to be immensely helpful in thinking through research design, particularly at the proposal stage.

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good beginning look at mixed methods research. The writing style is relaxed and descriptive, and the information was valuable. It goes step by step through various approaches and ways to organize mixed methods research projects.

[Joy Kaplan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for people going into research for your doctoral education! Or for anyone wanting to conduct legitimate research projects for write-ups in journals.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of mixed methods research. I used this book in my qualitative methods class this semester.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Straight forward, easy to read book. Very helpful in designing mixed methods projects...practical.

[Kathleen Almeida barnes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really helped with my dissertation

[Kei · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for anyone learning or interested in mixed-methods research.

[Annie Bentley Waddoups · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful, clearly written text on mixed method research design. Will consult frequently.

[Abrar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another book for John Creswell, very good book.

[J. J.]

Whew. That was a bear.

[Mills College Library]

001.42 C923 2018