scholarly journals A Procedure for Implementing Exploratory Mixed Methods Research into Dry Port Management

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagan Jeevan ◽  
Yapa Mahinda Bandara ◽  
Nurul Haqimin Mohd Saleh ◽  
Abdul Hafaz Ngah ◽  
Rudiah Hanafiah
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Main Method ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
High Level ◽  
Alternative Designs ◽  
Insight Into

Qualitative approach has become the main method of exploring significant dimensions in dry port research.Quantitative approach has also been employed to examine empirical evidence in this research area. The application of mixed methods has been proposed in the dry port research to provide a multidimensional insight into seaport research issues. This paper provides guidance on mixed method application in dry port research and demonstrates that the implementation of mixed methods research is capable of providing comprehensive results by integrating qualitative and quantitative results in a single research. The availability of different dimensions and alternative designs lends this approach wide applicability, facilitating the production of valid and reliable outcomes and ensuring high level of generalizability of dry port research.

scholarly journals Mixed methods research in service-learning: an integrative systematic review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia Camilli Trujillo ◽  
Laura Cuervo Calvo ◽  
Desirée García Gil ◽  
Carolina Bonastre Valles
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Sufficient Detail ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
New Research ◽  
Alternative Designs

AbstractIn view of the challenges involved in designing a study of Mixed Methods (MM), as well as the problematics inherent in studying Service-Learning (S-L) from new research perspectives, and considering the lack of systematic reviews of MM in S-L, this study proposes to analyse the use of MM research to evaluate S-L through a systematic integrative review of scientific papers published in international databases (ERIC, DIALNET, SCOPUS, and Web of Science) using the terms ‘mixed methods research’ and ‘service-learning’. The contextual and methodological variables were analysed descriptively and inferentially using Excel and Stata programs. Moreover, 149 predefined codes were created and analysed using the qualitative program Atlas.ti to identify which terms associated with the research methodology were used most frequently in relation to the MM for S-L methodology, and how and why they were used. Of the 192 papers found, only 93 met the inclusion criteria. The results show that very few investigations specify the MM they used in sufficient detail. Only 28% provide information to estimate the effect size, suggest interventions based on S-L, and collect measures for post-intervention evaluation. This demonstrates that the relationship between MM and stages of the S-L are not complemented in the methodological design. The results demonstrated that researchers should continue working with MM in S-L for the integration of qualitative and quantitative results. This research can be a methodological guide for professionals and academics who want to investigate MM in S-L because it identifies methodological deficiencies and strengths and offers and alternative designs to evaluate the service.

scholarly journals Mixed-methods research: A tutorial for speech-language therapists and audiologists in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Marie Wium ◽  
Brenda Louw
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
South African ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Healthcare Professions ◽  
Approach Method

Background: Mixed-methods research (MMR) offers much to healthcare professions on clinical and research levels. Speech-language therapists and audiologists work in both educational and health settings where they deal with real-world problems. Through the nature of their work, they are confronted with multifaceted questions arising from their efforts to provide evidence-based services to individuals of all ages with communication disorders. MMR methods research is eminently suited to addressing such questions. Objective: The aim of this tutorial is to increase awareness of the value of MMR, especially for readers less familiar with this research approach. Method: A literature review was conducted to provide an overview of the key issues in MMR. The tutorial discusses the various issues to be considered in the critical appraisal of MMR, followed by an explanation of the process of conducting MMR. A critical review describes the strengths and challenges in MMR. Results: MMR is less commonly used or published in the fields of speech-language therapy and audiology. Conclusion: Researchers working in teams can draw on the strengths of different disciples and their research approaches. Such collaborative enterprises will contribute to capacity building. Researchers, SLTs and audiologists are encouraged to make use of MMR to address the complex research issues in the multicultural, multifaceted South African context. MMR makes an important contribution to the understanding of individuals with communication disorders, and in turn, researchers in the two disciplinary fields of speech-language therapy and audiology can contribute to the development of this research approach. MMR is well suited to the complexity of South African contexts and its populations, as it can provide multiple perspectives of a topic.

Conducting Mixed Methods Research Systematic Methodological Reviews: A Review of Practice and Recommendations

2020 ◽  
pp. 155868982096762
Author(s):  
Michelle C. Howell Smith ◽  
Pamela Shanahan Bazis
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Current Practices

Mixed methods research (MMR) methodologists research the use of MMR by conducting systematic methodological reviews (SMR). Unfortunately, there is little guidance on how to conduct these types of reviews. This MMR-SMR of MMR-SMRs identifies a comprehensive pool of published MMR-SMRs ( n = 80), isolating best practices that will guide future reviews thereby increasing their quality and utility to the field of MMR. We summarize our quantitative codes descriptively and integrate the qualitative themes alongside the relevant quantitative results. We contribute to the field mixed methods research by identifying potential topics for future MMR-SMR, summarizing current practices in writing MMR-SMRs, and providing recommendations to consider when publishing future MMR-SMR.

A Mixed Methods Study of K–12 Influences on College Participation for Students With Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Elisabeth L. Kutscher ◽  
Elizabeth D. Tuckwiller
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
College Participation ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Transformative Mixed Methods ◽  
K 12

This study investigated K–12 experiences individuals with disabilities perceived as influencing their transition to and participation in postsecondary education. Using a convergent transformative mixed methods research design, the study integrated findings from interviews and surveys ( n = 13) using multiple correspondence analysis. Qualitative analyses yielded eight K–12 facilitators of postsecondary education participation. Quantitative results showed participants reported access to at least one previously identified high school predictor, high levels of self-determination, and neutral identification with a disability community. Finally, integrated findings revealed that endorsement of facilitators was associated with experiencing a challenging transition to postsecondary education. Research and practice implications are discussed.

Arts and Mixed Methods Research: An Innovative Methodological Merger

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 956-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy M. Archibald ◽  
Nancy Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Concept Formation ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Conceptual Integration ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
High Level

Integrating the arts with mixed methods research (MMR) presents untapped potential for innovative methodological approaches. Arts and MMR integration exists on a continuum, ranging from low-level (e.g., communicating about MMR using art) to high-level integration (e.g., interweaving arts-based and MMR approaches), and myriad art forms are available to facilitate concept formation, data collection, analysis, and representation. Given that a primary objective of the arts and MMR respectively is to explore and understand the complex social world, arts–MMR integration has potential to enable insights not possible through the use of either approach in isolation, and to present new opportunities for transformative social change. In this article, we explore such potentials and intersections philosophically and methodologically by way of four case examples framed by the newly conceptualized Art-MMR Integration Continuum, which ranges from communicative, data source, analytic, and conceptual integration.

scholarly journals Leveraging an Integrated Visual Display for Case-Based Analysis in Mixed Method Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110590
Author(s):  
Elizabeth G. Creamer
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Visual Display ◽  
Visual Methods ◽  
Mixed Method Research ◽  
Analytical Strategy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Case Based

A case-based visual display can serve as method for analysis in mixed method research. This methodological article builds an argument for the role that a matrix, diagram, table, or figure can play when used interactively to generate, elaborate, or confirm analytical insight in a case-based analysis in mixed methods research. The article provides an in-depth exploration of two visual methods: timelining and mapping. Timelining adds dimensionality through investigating a temporal sequence, while a mapping activity can do the same with the understanding of physical locations. Both types of visual displays can enhance validity by providing a way to engage qualitative and quantitative data iteratively and dialectically during analysis. The necessity to pursue dissonance that often arises from integrating qualitative and quantitative results is one signal of the complexity of the examples reviewed. The examples support the argument that a visual display that integrates data from different sources iteratively and dialectically is an analytical strategy unique to mixed methods.

Methodological Rigor in Mixed Methods: An Application in Management Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Harrison ◽  
Timothy M. Reilly ◽  
John W. Creswell
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Literature Base ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Made In ◽  
Current Practices

As mixed methods continues to grow as a discipline, work to define what constitutes quality mixed methods research has become an emergent conversation. While progress has been made in this area, there has been some debate as to what quality entails and how to achieve it. This article contributes to mixed methods by highlighting the importance of rigor as an interdisciplinary baseline for quality evaluation and proposes a rigorous mixed methods framework. This framework is then applied to the management studies literature to give insight into a literature base where mixed methods research is still relatively nascent. Findings give examples of current practices in management studies as well as an example of how the rigorous mixed methods framework can be operationalized.

Mixed Methods Research in Music Therapy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaakko Erkkilä
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Methodologies ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Profound Knowledge ◽  
Single Method

Mixed Methods Research (MMR) combines different research methodologies in the same study with the goals of producing better and more profound knowledge of the phenomenon under investigation than use of a single method would achieve. Typically, both quantitative and qualitative approaches are employed in MMR. Music therapy is an example of a complex research area, where MMR can be considered a suitable way to capture and reflect the complexity of practice. There are many ways to understand and conduct MMR and the field is developing quickly. The chapter briefly describes MMR and its latest developments using examples of music therapy research in which MMR has been applied. Though MMR is a welcome addition to the research methodologies in music therapy, it is a challenging type of research as well. For instance, it can be difficult to published mixed method studies as some journals have low tolerance for innovative methodologies.

scholarly journals Advancing discussion of ethics in mixed methods health services research

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole A. Stadnick ◽  
Cheryl N. Poth ◽  
Timothy C. Guetterman ◽  
Joseph J. Gallo
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Research Ethics ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Training ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Research Issues

Abstract Background To describe the ethical issues and experiences of scientists conducting mixed methods health services research and to advance empirical and conceptual discussion on ethical integrity in mixed methods health research. Methods The study was conducted with 64 scholars, faculty and consultants from the NIH-funded Mixed Methods Research Training Program (MMRTP) for the Health Sciences. This was a cross-sectional study. Survey results were analyzed using descriptive statistics to characterize responses and open coding to summarize strategies about eight ethical mixed methods research issues. Respondents completed an online survey to elicit experiences related to eight ethical issues (informed consent, confidentiality, data management, burden, safety, equitable recruitment, communication, and dissemination) and strategies for addressing them. Results Only about one-third of respondents thought their research ethics training helped them plan, conduct, or report mixed methods research. The most frequently occurring ethical issues were participant burden, dissemination and equitable recruitment (> 70% endorsement). Despite occurring frequently, < 50% of respondents rated each ethical issue as challenging. The most challenging ethical issues were related to managing participant burden, communication, and dissemination. Strategies reported to address ethical issues were largely not specific or unique to mixed methods with the exception of strategies to mitigate participant burden and, to a lesser degree, to facilitate equitable recruitment and promote dissemination of project results. Conclusions Mixed methods health researchers reported encountering ethical issues often yet varying levels of difficulty and effectiveness in the strategies used to mitigate ethical issues. This study highlights some of the unique challenges faced by mixed methods researchers to plan for and appropriately respond to arising ethical issues such as managing participant burden and confidentiality across data sources and utilizing effective communication and dissemination strategies particularly when working with a multidisciplinary research team. As one of the first empirical studies to examine mixed methods research ethics, our findings highlight the need for greater attention to ethics in health services mixed methods research and training.

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