Innovation in Mixed Methods Research

Informationen zum Autor Cheryl N. Poth, PhD, is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and faculty member of the research-intensive Centre for Research and Applied Measurement and Evaluation at the University of Alberta. In this role, she has developed and taught graduate-level research methods and program evaluation courses in addition to supervising and mentoring students, faculty, and local as well as global community members in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research. She is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, three books as well as numerous book chapters. Her work has been recognized by the American Educational Research Association with the Division D Significant Contributions to Research Methodology Award in 2023 (with Peggy Shannon-Baker) and by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association with the Most Promising New Textbook Award in 2020 and the McGuffey Longevity Award for Qualitative Research book in 2018 (with John Creswell). She served as Editor of the SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods Research (2023) and as Guest Coeditor of several journal special issues, including the International Journal of Qualitative Methods . In addition to more than 40 invited talks and 150 conference presentations, she has led research methods workshops with diverse audiences on four continents. She served as an Advisory Board Member of the International Institute of Qualitative Methodology (20142020); the President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association (20172018); a Research Fellow at the University of South Africa (20182020); a Helen Glass Scholar in the College of Nursing within the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba (2022); and as a MERIT Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University (20232025). In 2009, she cofounded the interdisciplinary Alberta Clinical and Community-Based Evaluation Research Team to advance innovative communityuniversity research partnership supports for program planning and impact assessments of service delivery for individuals with complex needs. She serves as the Methodologist on several cross-disciplinary research teams and has led federally, provincially, and locally funded research projects. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and is an editorial board member of several journals. Updates on her work can be found on her website at https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/cheryl-poth/ . Klappentext Explaining both why and how to use mixed methods for discovering solutions to complex research problems, this book gives readers the tools to adapt approaches to suit their own research conditions. Zusammenfassung Explaining both why and how to use mixed methods for discovering solutions to complex research problems, this book gives readers the tools to adapt approaches to suit their own research conditions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Getting Started with Essential Foundations Chapter 1: Embracing Complexity in Mixed Methods Research Purpose and Need for the Book Positioning Myself Defining Conditions of Complexity and Innovations for Practice Audiences for the Book Organization and Learning Features

Autorentext

Cheryl N. Poth, PhD, is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and faculty member of the

research-intensive Centre for Research and Applied Measurement and Evaluation at the

University of Alberta. In this role, she has developed and taught graduate-level research methods

and program evaluation courses in addition to supervising and mentoring students, faculty,

and local as well as global community members in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods

research. She is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles, three books as well as

numerous book chapters. Her work has been recognized by the American Educational Research

Association with the Division D Significant Contributions to Research Methodology Award

in 2023 (with Peggy Shannon-Baker) and by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association

with the Most Promising New Textbook Award in 2020 and the McGuffey Longevity Award

for Qualitative Research book in 2018 (with John Creswell). She served as Editor of the SAGE

Handbook of Mixed Methods Research (2023) and as Guest Coeditor of several journal special

issues, including the International Journal of Qualitative Methods. In addition to more than

40 invited talks and 150 conference presentations, she has led research methods workshops

with diverse audiences on four continents. She served as an Advisory Board Member of the

International Institute of Qualitative Methodology (20142020); the President of the Mixed

Methods International Research Association (20172018); a Research Fellow at the University

of South Africa (20182020); a Helen Glass Scholar in the College of Nursing within the Rady

Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Manitoba (2022); and as a MERIT Visiting

Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University (20232025). In 2009, she

cofounded the interdisciplinary Alberta Clinical and Community-Based Evaluation Research

Team to advance innovative communityuniversity research partnership supports for program

planning and impact assessments of service delivery for individuals with complex needs. She

serves as the Methodologist on several cross-disciplinary research teams and has led federally,

provincially, and locally funded research projects. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of

Mixed Methods Research and is an editorial board member of several journals. Updates on her

work can be found on her website at https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/cheryl-poth/.

Klappentext

Explaining both why and how to use mixed methods for discovering solutions to complex research problems, this book gives readers the tools to adapt approaches to suit their own research conditions.

Inhalt

Part I: Getting Started with Essential Foundations
Chapter 1: Embracing Complexity in Mixed Methods Research
Purpose and Need for the Book
Positioning Myself
Defining Conditions of Complexity and Innovations for Practice
Audiences for the Book
Organization and Learning Features
Selection of Six Featured Mixed Methods Studies
Chapter 2: Positioning Demand for Innovation in Complex Mixed Methods Research
Why Use Mixed Methods Research?
What Distinguishes Mixed Methods Research?
Key Practice Dilemmas Under Highly Complex Conditions
Demand for Innovations and Innovators in Mixed Methods Research
Survey of Six Featured Mixed Methods Studies
Chapter 3: Advancing Integrative Thinking with Complexity in Mixed Methods Research
Why Integrative Thinking with Complexity in Mixed Methods Research?
Examples of Complex Adaptive Systems Under Study
Opportunities Afforded by Complexity Science for Mixed Methods Researchers
Indicators of Integrative Thinking with Complexity in Mixed Methods Research
Indicators of Six Featured Mixed Methods Studies
Guiding Practices for Integrative Thinking with Complexity in Mixed Methods Research
Part II: Realizing Innovation in Guiding Practices
Chapter 4: Diagnosing Complexity of Mixed Methods Research Conditions
Why Diagnose Complexity of Mixed Methods Research Conditions?
Diagnosing Opportunities and Hazards for Mixed Methods Researchers
Guiding Procedures for Diagnosing Five Complexity Dimensions of Research Conditions
Features that Engage Readers with Research Conditions
Innovations in Diagnosing Complexity of Mixed Methods Research Conditions
Chapter 5: Framing Intentions of Complex Mixed Methods Research Problems
Why Frame Intentions of Complex Mixed Methods Research Problems?
Framing Opportunities and Hazards for Mixed Methods Researchers
An Iterative Process for Framing Complex Mixed Methods Research Problems …