TY - GEN AU - Creswell, John W AU - Plano Clark, Vicki L. TI - Designing and conducting mixed methods research SN - 9781412975179 U1 - 001.42 PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage Publications (I) P. Ltd N2 - BRIEF CONTENTS List of Figures xv List of Table xvii Preface xix About the Authors xxv Chapter 1. The Nature of Mixed Methods Research 1 Chapter 2. The Foundations of Mixed Methods Research 19 Chapter 3. Choosing a Mixed Methods Design 53 Chapter 4. Examples of Mixed Methods Designs 107 Chapter 5. Introducing a Mixed Methods Study 143 Chapter 6. Collecting Data in Mixed Methods Research 171 Chapter 7. Analyzing and Interpreting Data in Mixed Methods Research 203 Chapter 8. Writing and Evaluating Mixed Methods Research 251 Chapter 9. Summary and Recommendations 273 Appendix A: An Example of the Convergent Parallel Design (Wittink, Barg, & Gallo, 2006) 287 Appendix B: An Example of the Explanatory Sequential Design (Ivankova & Stick, 2007) 301 Appendix C: An Example of the Exploratory Sequential Design (Myers & Oetzel, 2003) 335 Appendix D: An Example of the Embedded Design (Brady & O'Regan, 2009) 355 Appendix E: An Example of the Transformative Design (Hodgkin, 2008) 371 Appendix F: An Example of the Multiphase Design (Nastasi et al., 2007) 391 Glossary 409 References 419 Author Index 433 Subject Index 443 ER -