"Multimethodology or multimethod research includes the use of more than one method of data collection or research in a research study or set of related studies."
The use of both quantitative and qualitative research methods in a single study to better understand complex phenomena.
Introduction to Mixed Method Research: This includes the definition, purpose, and scope of mixed method research in educational research.
Philosophical and theoretical foundations: This involves understanding the philosophical and theoretical assumptions that guide mixed method research in educational research, including positivism, post-positivism, constructivism, and critical theory.
Research design: This involves the design of mixed method research in educational research, including the selection of research questions, sampling strategies, data collection methods, data analysis procedures, and the integration of data.
Quantitative research methods: This involves the use of quantitative research methods in educational research, including experimental and causal research designs, survey research, and quantitative data analysis techniques.
Qualitative research methods: This involves the use of qualitative research methods in educational research, including ethnography, case study research, grounded theory, and qualitative data analysis techniques.
The integration of quantitative and qualitative research: This involves understanding the different approaches to integrating quantitative and qualitative data, including sequential, concurrent, and transformative designs.
Data analysis procedures: This involves the selection and application of data analysis procedures in mixed method research, including statistical analysis, content analysis, and thematic analysis.
The reporting of mixed method research: This involves the selection and application of appropriate reporting guidelines for mixed method research, including the development of mixed method research reports and the dissemination of findings.
Issues and challenges in mixed method research: This involves attending to issues that may arise in mixed method research, including ethical and practical considerations, methodological challenges, and critical perspectives on mixed method research.
Application of mixed method research in educational research: This involves examining examples of mixed method research in educational research, including studies that use mixed method research to investigate topics such as student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and educational policy.
Sequential explanatory design: Sequential explanatory design collects quantitative data first and then follows it up with qualitative data to help explain the results obtained.
Sequential exploratory design: Sequential exploratory design obtains qualitative data first, followed by quantitative data to validate or explain further the initial findings.
Sequential transformative design: Sequential transformative design combines qualitative and quantitative data in two separate phases so that each phase transforms the overall investigation.
Concurrent triangulation design: Concurrent triangulation design collects both qualitative and quantitative data concurrently in order to analyze the results together.
Concurrent transformative design: Concurrent transformative design obtains both data types (qualitative and quantitative) in the same phase in order to transform overall investigation more flexibly.
Multiphase design: Multiphase design collects both qualitative and quantitative data in multiple phases, but each phase of the investigation depends on the previous one.
Causal comparative or Ex-Post-Facto design: This type of design is used when an experiment is not possible due to the nature of the study, so the manipulation is not possible. It compares existing groups to determine the cause of any observed differences.
Case study design: Case study design is where the researcher observes and gathers detailed qualitative data about a single case and analyzes the results.
Participatory action research design: Participatory action research design is where the researcher works with people who are affected by the issue being studied in order to bring about a positive change.
Grounded theory design: Grounded theory design uses qualitative data to develop a theory which can be later tested using quantitative data.
Qualitative data analysis: This is a qualitative method of analysis which involves collecting data through interviews, focus groups or observations, and then coding and analyzing it.
Quasi-experimental research design: Quasi-experimental research design is used when the researcher is interested in examining relationships between two or more variables.
Meta-analysis research design: Meta-analysis research design combines data from different studies to find and confirm consistent patterns within the data.
Ethnography design: Ethnography design is commonly used to observe and understand the culture of a specific group, community or society.
Mixed-method intervention design: Mixed-method intervention design is utilized in intervention and evaluation research by combining both quantitative and qualitative data to investigate the impact and effectiveness of an intervention.
Multi-site research design: Multi-site research design is used when the research samples are drawn from multiple locations, such as schools or countries.
Intersubjective design: Intersubjective design is also referred to as "interpretive inquiry" which is used when exploring the meaning of participants' experiences and personal meanings of particular phenomenon.
Instrument development research design: The instrument development research design involves creating and testing the validity and reliability of new research instruments such as surveys, questionnaires or assessments.
Program evaluation design: This design is used to evaluate the impact of educational or social interventions, by collecting both qualitative and quantitative data to investigate if the program met the desired outcomes.
Systematic review design: Systematic review designs are used to synthesize literature and identify gaps in knowledge in a specific area of study.
"Mixed methods research is more specific in that it includes the mixing of qualitative and quantitative data, methods, methodologies, and/or paradigms in a research study or set of related studies."
"One could argue that mixed methods research is a special case of multimethod research."
"All of these approaches to professional and academic research emphasize that monomethod research can be improved through the use of multiple data sources, methods, research methodologies, perspectives, standpoints, and paradigms."
"Another applicable, but less often used label, for multi or mixed research is methodological pluralism."
"The term multimethodology was used starting in the 1980s and in the 1989 book Multimethod Research: A Synthesis of Styles by John Brewer and Albert Hunter."
"During the 1990s and currently, the term mixed methods research has become more popular for this research movement in the behavioral, social, business, and health sciences."
"This pluralistic research approach has been gaining in popularity since the 1980s."
"Multimethodology or multimethod research includes the use of more than one method of data collection or research."
"Mixed methods research includes the mixing of qualitative and quantitative data."
"Monomethod research can be improved through the use of multiple data sources, methods, research methodologies, perspectives, standpoints, and paradigms."
"Another applicable, but less often used label, for multi or mixed research is methodological pluralism."
"The term multimethodology was used starting in the 1980s."
"John Brewer and Albert Hunter wrote the book Multimethod Research: A Synthesis of Styles in 1989."
"The behavioral, social, business, and health sciences have adopted the term mixed methods research."
"This pluralistic research approach has been gaining in popularity since the 1980s."
"All of these approaches to professional and academic research emphasize that monomethod research can be improved through the use of multiple data sources, methods, research methodologies, perspectives, standpoints, and paradigms."
"Mixed methods research includes the mixing of qualitative and quantitative data, methods, methodologies, and/or paradigms in a research study or set of related studies."
"One could argue that mixed methods research is a special case of multimethod research."
"Another applicable, but less often used label, for multi or mixed research is methodological pluralism."