Background Mixed methods research studies continue to pervade the field of health care,
where pragmatism as a research paradigm and patient‐oriented research (POR) as an …

An overall theme in this book is integration—integrating the products and the processes.
When conducting the literature review of our own in designing this textbook, we recognized …

Combining methods in social scientific research has recently gained momentum through a
research strand called Mixed Methods Research (MMR). This approach, which explicitly …

• Part 3 provides suggestions to help readers maximise the potential of their analyses as
they seek to develop coherent outcomes that achieve the goals of their research. Links to …

Natural scientists are increasingly interested in social research because they recognize that
conservation problems are commonly social problems. Interpreting social research …

Mixed Methods Applications in Action Research is a first-of-its-kind book that provides
readers with the information they need to design and conduct a mixed methods action …

Presentations of the history and range of mixed methods research presented in textbooks,
handbooks, and journal articles have typically ignored a great deal of earlier and …

The authors demonstrate how collecting quantitative data via psychometrically sound
quantitative instruments during the qualitative interview process enhances interpretations by …

96 Conceptual Issues: Philosophical, Theoretical, Sociopolitical about the utility of
pragmatism as a framework for the justification and development of mixed approaches in …

This bestselling introductory book offers practical and straightforward guidance on the
basics of social research, ideal for anyone who needs to conduct small-scale research …