Establishing Interpretive Consistency When Mixing Approaches: Role of Sampling Designs in Evaluations

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2013, Issue 138, 2013, Pages 85-95

  Collins, Kathleen M T ^a   Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878940325     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.20060     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Abildso, C., Zizzi, S., Gilleland, D., Thomas, J., & Bonner, D. (2010). A mixed methods evaluation of a 12-week insurance-sponsored weight management program incorporating cognitive-behavioral counseling. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 4, 278-294. doi:10.1177/1558689810376949
2. American Evaluation Association. (2004). Guiding principle for evaluators. Retrieved from http://eval.org/Publications/GuidingPrinciples.asp
3. Bamberger, M., Rao, V., & Woolcock, M. (2010). Using mixed methods in monitoring and evaluation: Experiences from international development. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (2nd ed., pp. 613-641). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
4. Collins, K. M. T. (2010). Advanced sampling designs in integrated research: Currentpractices and emerging trends in the social and behavioral sciences. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (2nd ed., pp. 353-377). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
5. Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Jiao, Q. G. (2006). Prevalence of mixed methods sampling designs in social science research. Evaluation and Research in Education, 19, 83-101. doi:10.2167/eri421.0
6. Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Jiao, Q. G. (2007). A mixed methods investigation of mixed methods sampling designs in social and health sciences research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 267-294. doi:10.1177/1558689807299526
7. Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Johnson, R. B. (2012). Securing a place at the table: Introducing legitimation criteria for the conduct of mixed research. American Behavioral Scientist, 56, 849-865. doi:10.1177/0002764211433799
8. Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Sutton, I. L. (2006). A model incorporating the rationale and purpose for conducting mixed methods research in special education and beyond. Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 4, 67-100.
9. Curtis, S., Gesler, W., Smith, G., & Washburn, S. (2000). Approaches to sampling and case selection in qualitative research: Examples in the geography of health. Social Science and Medicine, 50, 1001-1014. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00350-0
10. Firestone, W. A. (1993). Alternate arguments for generalizing from data, as applied to qualitative research. Educational Researcher, 2(4), 16-23. doi:10.2307/1177100
11. Greene, J. C., Caracelli, V. J., & Graham, W. F. (1989). Toward a conceptual framework for mixed-method evaluation designs. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 11, 255-274. doi:10.3102/01623737011003255
12. Guest, G., Bunce, A., & Johnson, L. (2006). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18(1), 59-82. doi:10.1177/1525822X05279903
13. Hall, B., & Howard, K. (2008). A synergistic approach: Conducting mixed methods research with typological and systemic design considerations. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2, 248-269. doi:10.1177/1558689808314622
14. Johnson, R. B. (2011, May). Dialectical pluralism: A metaparadigm to help us hear and "combine" our valued differences. Paper presented at the Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Champaign, IL.
15. Kemper, E. A., Stringfield, S., & Teddlie, C. (2003). Mixed methods sampling strategies in social science research. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (pp. 273-296). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
16. Kennedy, M. (1979). Generalizing from single case studies. Evaluation Quarterly, 3, 661-678. doi:10.1177/0193841X7900300409
17. Maxwell, J. A. (1992). Understanding and validity in qualitative research. Harvard Educational Review, 62, 279-299.
18. Miles, M. A., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
19. Newman, I., & Ramlo, S. (2010). Using Q methodology and Q factor analysis in mixed methods research. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (2nd ed., pp. 505-530). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
20. Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2003). Effect sizes in qualitative research: A prolegomenon. Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, 37, 393-409. doi:10.1023/A:1027379223537
21. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Collins, K. M. T. (2007). A typology of mixed methods sampling designs in social science research. The Qualitative Report, 12, 281-316. Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR12-2/onwuegbuzie2.pdf
22. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Collins, K. M. T. (2010). An innovative method for stress and coping researchers for analyzing themes in mixed research: Introducing chi-square automatic interaction detection (CHAID). In G. S. Gates, W. H. Gmelch, & M. Wolverton (Series Eds.) and K. M. T. Collins, A. J. Onwuegbuzie, & Q. G. Jiao (Vol. Eds.), The Research on Stress and Coping in Education Series: Vol. 5. Toward a broader understanding of stress and coping: Mixed methods approaches (pp. 287-301). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.
23. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Frels, R. K., Leech, N. L., & Collins, K. M. T. (2011). A mixed research study of pedagogical approaches and student learning in doctoral-level mixed research courses. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5, 169-199. doi:10.5172/mra.2011.5.2.169
24. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Johnson, R. B. (2006). The validity issue in mixed research. Research in the Schools, 13(1), 48-63.
25. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., & Leech, N. L. (2004). Post-hoc power: A concept whose time has come. Understanding Statistics, 3, 201-230. doi:10.1207/s15328031us0304_1
26. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Leech, N. L., & Collins, K. M. T. (2008). Interviewing the interpretive researcher: A method for addressing the crises of representation, legitimation, and praxis. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 7(4), 1-17. Retrieved from https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/1701/3818
27. Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Slate, J. R., Leech, N. L., & Collins, K. M. T. (2009). Mixed data analysis: Advanced integration techniques. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 3, 13-33. doi:10.5172/mra.455.3.1.13
28. Sammons, P. (2010). The contribution of mixed methods to recent research on educational effectiveness. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Sage handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (2nd ed., pp. 697-723). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
29. Sandelowski, M. (2008). Theoretical saturation. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative methods (Vol. 1, pp. 875-876). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
30. Saumure, K., & Given, L. M. (2008). Data saturation. In L. M. Given (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of qualitative methods (Vol. 1, pp. 195-196). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
31. Stake, R. E. (2005). Qualitative case studies. In N. K. Denzin & Y. S. Lincoln (Eds.), The Sage handbook of qualitative research (3rd ed., pp. 443-466). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
32. Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (1998). Mixed methodology: Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches (Applied Social Research Methods Series, Vol. 46). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
33. Teddlie, C., & Tashakkori, A. (2009). Foundations of mixed methods research: Integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches in the social and behavioral sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
34. Teddlie, C., & Yu, F. (2007). Mixed methods sampling: A typology with examples. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 77-100. doi:10.1177/2345678906292430