Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research

by John W. Creswell, Vicki L. Plano Clark

"The authors provided state-of-the-art information about mixed methods approaches to research. The book significantly expands Creswell's previous editions of mixed methods approaches to research by including four complete current studies that exemplify distinctive research using mixed methods...What becomes apparent throughout the book is the authors' interest in providing researchers with sufficient information about how to match their research problem to an appropriate design...I also highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to further their understanding of mixed methods research and acquire an in-depth analysis of the methodology."  

                                                                -Patricia Montiel-Overall, The University of Arizona
 
Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research provides researchers across the social, behavioral, and health sciences with a comprehensive introduction to mixed methods research. Authors John W. Creswell and Vicki L. Plano Clark combine the latest thinking about mixed methods research designs with practical, step-by-step guidelines for the decisions that researchers face when designing and conducting a mixed methods research study.

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

296 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2006

Reviews

[Eleanor Carson]

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]

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]

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]

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]

A good primer on mixed methods research

[Kelly]

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]

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

[Danica]

Textbook

[Jing]

Methodology

[Mohammad Aboomar]

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

[Caylie Ratzlaff]

you already know that I'm counting my textbooks for this EdD.

[Cheryl]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Maggie]

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

[Kathleen Almeida barnes]

Really helped with my dissertation

[Kei]

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

[Annie Waddoups]

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

[Abrar]

Another book for John Creswell, very good book.

[J. J.]

Whew. That was a bear.

[Mills College Library]

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