A mixed methods approach to elucidate SARS-CoV-2 transmission routes and clustering in outbreaks in native workers and labour migrants in the fruit and vegetable packaging industry in South Holland, the Netherlands, May to July 2020

Auditors serve several masters. They have a clear obligation towards society, which expects them to be honest in checking the books of what are sometimes influential and wealthy institutions. At the same time, auditors are hired and paid by their clients, the companies they audit, who may have clear expectations in return. Sometimes the different obligations auditors have, or perceive to have, can conflict. We focus here on accountancy students who already work part-time at accountancy firms and who will shape the future of accounting. Our main research question is: What different conceptions of auditor responsibilities exist among accountancy students? We used Q-methodology, a mixed-methods approach, to identify and describe the views accountancy students have on what are the responsibilities of an auditor. We found four conceptions of auditor responsibilities among accountancy students in the Netherlands that are distinct in how they deal with conflicts between professional behaviour, integrity, objectivity, and professional competence.

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Exploring Fruit and Vegetable Intake of American Indian Children Using a Mixed Methods Approach

The FASEB Journal ◽

10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.251.8 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (S1) ◽

Author(s):

Rachel Sinley ◽

Julie Albrecht

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

American Indian ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Indian Children ◽

Mixed Methods Approach

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Using a mixed-methods approach to measure impact of a school-based nutrition and media education intervention study on fruit and vegetable intake of Italian children

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980015003729 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (11) ◽

pp. 1952-1963 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Elena Grassi ◽

Alexandra Evans ◽

Nalini Ranjit ◽

Simona Dalla Pria ◽

Laura Messina

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

Vegetable Intake ◽

Fruit And Vegetable Intake ◽

Media Education ◽

Education Intervention ◽

Fruit And Vegetable ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

School Based ◽

Italian Children ◽

The Impact

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of a school-based nutrition and media education intervention on the promotion of fruit and vegetable consumption to help prevent childhood obesity.DesignThe 10-week-long intervention included sessions on nutrition education and media literacy. It also included a health communication media-based campaign workshop during which the children created posters, newsletters and video commercials related to fruits and vegetables targeted to their parents. For evaluation purposes, the study utilized a mixed-methods approach, including a quasi-experimental study (with one intervention group and one control group) and a focus group study.SettingFour different elementary schools in Treviso (Veneto Region of Italy) agreed to participate in the research.SubjectsThe target population for the study included 10-year-old Italian children and their parents.ResultsData indicate that this intervention was effective for children but not for parents. Evaluation results show that the intervention was effective in significantly increasing children’s fruit and vegetable intake (P<0·05) and all psychosocial determinants (P<0·05).ConclusionsThe study results confirm the efficacy of a school-based health and media education intervention to address the children’s obesity issue and, in particular, to increase children’s fruit and vegetable intake. The study also opens a new perspective on the theoretical constructs investigated, because the development of ‘ability of expression’ could be considered one of the most important factors to determine the efficacy of the intervention.

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A Review of the Theoretical Basis, Effects, and Cost Effectiveness of Online Smoking Cessation Interventions in the Netherlands: A Mixed-Methods Approach

Journal of Medical Internet Research ◽

10.2196/jmir.7209 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. e230 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Kei Long Cheung ◽

Ben Wijnen ◽

Hein de Vries

Keyword(s):

Smoking Cessation ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Theoretical Basis ◽

Mixed Methods Approach

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Conflict Management in High-Stakes Illegal Drug Transactions

The British Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1093/bjc/azaa054 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 167-186

Author(s):

Martin Bouchard ◽

Melvin Soudijn ◽

Peter Reuter

Keyword(s):

Mixed Methods ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Conflict Management ◽

Illegal Drug ◽

Drug Trade ◽

High Stakes ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Peaceful Resolution ◽

The Way

Abstract We draw from aspects of Black’s theory of conflict management to (1) provide a description of the types of disputes occurring at the highest levels of the drug trade and (2) examine whether conflicts that end in violence differed from those that found a peaceful resolution. A mixed-methods approach was used to analyse 33 incidents of smuggling transaction failures at the highest levels of the cocaine trade in the Netherlands. The results show that outcomes were determined by the way in which conflicts arose; lost product due to negligence and fraud increased the likelihood of violence. The fragile equilibrium between peaceful or violent resolution depended on whether the guilty party accepted blame or provided evidence that could account for losses.

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