TY  - BOOK
AU  - Plano Clark, Vicki L.
AU  - Creswell, John W.
TI  -  The mixed methods reader
SN  - 9781412951449 (cloth : alk. paper)
U1  - 300.72 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - Sage Publications
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Research
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The evolution of mixed methods research -- Pragmatism as a philosoph ical foundation for mixed methods research -- The transformative-emanci patory perspective as a philosophical foundation for mixed methods rese arch -- Triangulation as the first mixed methods design -- Identifying the purposes for mixed methods designs -- A notation system for mixed m ethods designs -- An expanded typology for classifying mixed methods re search into designs -- Data analysis strategies in mixed methods resear ch -- Expanding the reasons for conducting mixed methods research -- Ty pes of legitimation (validity) in mixed methods research -- Powerful rh etorical devices used in writing mixed methods research -- An improved role for qualitative research in mixed methods -- An alternative to rec onciling the different realities of qualitative and quantitative resear ch -- A concurrent/triangulation mixed methods design with merged resul ts
UR  -  http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0720/200 7023770.html
ER  -