Foreword ...................................................... xvi
Prefiace .................................................... xviii
Acknowledgment ............................................... xxiv
Section 1
Research Paradigms
Chapter 1
The Nature of Research Methodologies: Terms and Usage within
Quantitative, Quahtative, and Mixed Methods ..................... 1
Ben Tran, Alliant International University, USA
Chapter 2
Moving from Tension to Texture: The Paradigmatic Roots of
Mixed Methods Research ......................................... 28
Preston B. Cosgrove, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Peter M. Jonas, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Chapter 3
Mixed Method Research: A Concept ............................... 39
Aroop Mukherjee, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Nitty Hirawaty Kamarulzaman, Universiti Putra Malaysia,
Malaysia
Section 2
Designing a Mixed Methods Research Study
Chapter 4
It is All in the Design: Creating the Foundations of a Mixed
Methods Research Study ......................................... 66
Mette L. Baran, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Chapter 5
Designs of Mixed Method Research................................ 79
Amir Manzoor, Bahria University, Pakistan
Section 3
Sampling in Research
Chapter 6
Sampling in Research .......................................... 107
Never Mujere, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Section 4
Data Collection Using Innovative Tools
Chapter 7
Analyzing Qualitative Data: Visualizing Lived Experiences
through Poems and Photography ................................. 123
Carolyn N. Stevenson, Kaplan University, USA
Section 5
Analyzing Data
Chapter 8
Analyzing Quantitative Data ................................... 149
Sema A. Kalaian, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Rafa Kasim, Indiana Tech University, USA
Chapter 9
Analyzing Quantitative Data in Mixed Methods Research for
Improved Scientific Study ..................................... 165
Christopher Boachie, Central University College, Ghana
Chapter 10
How Marketers Conduct Mixed Methods Research: Incorporating
the Exploratory Sequential Design with the Hierarchy of
Effects Model ................................................. 187
Roger Baran, DePaul University, USA
Chapter 11
Making Sense of All the Words: Analyzing Qualitative Data ..... 197
Janice E. Jones, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
A.J. Metz, University of Utah, USA
Section 6
Data Analysis: Examples of Research Studies using
Mixed Methods
Chapter 12
Examining Online Communication: A Method for the
Quantitative Analysis of Qualitative Data ..................... 213
Michael G. Hughes, HiimRRO, USA
Jennifer A. Griffith, Alfred University, USA
Cristina Byrne, University of Oklahoma, USA
Darin S. Nei, Hogan Assessment Systems, USA
Lauren Harkrider Beechly, IBM, USA
Thomas A. Zeni, East Central University, USA
Amanda Shipman, Kenexa, USA
Shane Connelly, University of Oklahoma, USA
Michael D. Mumford, University of Oklahoma, USA
Chapter 13
Mentoring and Support for the edTPA: A Mixed Methods
Program Review of edTPA Support Practices ..................... 236
Randa Suleiman, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Clavon Byrd, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Chapter 14
Morphological Ontology Design Engineering: A Methodology to
Model Ill-Structured Problems ................................. 262
Joey Jansen van Vuiiren, Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research, South Africa
Louise Leenen, Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research, South Africa
Marthie M. Grobler, Council for Scientific and
Industrial Research, South Africa
Ka Fai Peter Chan, Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research, South Africa
Zubeida C. Khan, Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research, South Africa
Section 7
Conducting Research from Start to Finish
Chapter 15
Creating and Implementing a Mixed Method Research Study ....... 293
Mette L. Baran, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Janice E. Jones, Cardinal Stritch University, USA
Compilation of References ..................................... 303
About the Contributors ........................................ 326
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