Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution of mixed methods research -- Pragmatism as a philosophical foundation for mixed methods research -- The transformative-emancipatory perspective as a philosophical foundation for mixed methods research -- Triangulation as the first mixed methods design -- Identifying the purposes for mixed methods designs -- A notation system for mixed methods designs -- An expanded typology for classifying mixed methods research into designs -- Different sampling techniques for mixed methods studies -- Data analysis strategies in mixed methods research -- Expanding the reasons for conducting mixed methods research -- Types of legitimation (validity) in mixed methods research -- Powerful rhetorical devices used in writing mixed methods research -- An improved role for qualitative research in mixed methods -- An alternative to reconciling the different realities of qualitative and quantitative research -- A concurrent/triangulation mixed methods design with merged results -- A concurrent/triangulation mixed methods design with data transformation -- An embedded experimental before-intervention mixed methods design -- An embedded experimental during-intervention mixed methods design -- An embedded experimental after-intervention mixed methods design -- A sequential explanatory mixed methods design to explain findings -- A sequential explanatory mixed methods design with participant selection -- A sequential exploratory mixed methods design with instrument development -- A sequential exploratory mixed methods design to generate and test a model.

This book provides a collection of key methodological writings in mixed methods research along with a collection of exemplar studies. This cross-disciplinary volume helps define the "literature" of mixed methods research. Selections are draw from the international literature that has appeared across diverse research disciplines over the past 30 years. Key features: writings in the field of mixed methods: methodological selections address research design types and purposes, data collection, data analysis, reporting, and future directions; offers exemplar research studies: examples include published studies from diverse disciplines, including sociology, education, evaluation, health sciences, nursing, and family science; Provides visual diagrams to illustrate exemplar research studies: these diagrams help readers understand how the method's components are implemented and how they can develop diagrams for their own studies.

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