Critical Reading and Writing of Mixed Methods

Critical Reading and Writing of Mixed Methods
Critical Reading and Writing of Mixed Methods

Principal speaker

Auma Bernot

This session looks at the core theoretical concepts of mixed methodologies and unpacks common difficulties in explaining and justifying the choice of mixed methods in academic writing. An immersive part of the workshop offers a hands-on active learning element of designing, conceptualising, and explaining the choice of a mixed research study. The workshop also "reverse-engineers' the appraisal of mixed methods to showcase how the quality of mixed methodologies is evaluated (Pluye et al, 2009). We end the workshop by explaining how conceptual frameworks can be incorporated for justification of research design decisions and, finally, equipping participants with a theoretical toolset to assist critical reading and writing of mixed methodologies.

Format: This workshop is delivered over 1.5 hours session online. The first part of the session focuses on the theoretical introduction of conceptual frameworks, and the second part guides participants to analyse the use of conceptual frameworks in published research in breakout groups.

Prerequisites: This session builds on part 4 of the mixed methods series, thus participants will benefit more if they attend both sessions.

Relationship to other RED workshops: This session represents the culmination of related workshops (Mixed Methods Parts 1-5), including Introducing MM (P1) and Assembling MM (P4) plus two workshops on Conceptual Frameworks regarding their Refinement (P2) and Visualisation (P3).

Readings: There are no required readings for this session, although participants may find these useful to browse before attending.

Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. (2013). Chapter 13 Mixing and Comparing Methods. In Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. (Eds.) The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice. Sage.

Pluye, P., Gagnon, M. P., Griffiths, F., & Johnson-Lafleur, J. (2009). A scoring system for appraising mixed methods research, and concomitantly appraising qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods primary studies in mixed studies reviews. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 46(4), 529-546. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.01.009

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