Exam 16: Combining Methods in Social Science Research

Despite a general agreement among social scientists that mixed methods research is an ideal way to approach research questions,very few researchers engage in this type of research.Why is this the case?

Define the following:priority

What is one of the major advantages of using qualitative interviews compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

Define the following:epistemic prioritization

Define the following:monostrand design

What is considered to be the principal advantage of using qualitative methods as an approach to doing social research?

Which of the following best exemplifies the practice of epistemic prioritization?

Define the following:mixed methods

Define the following:sequential data collection

Define the following:multi-method research

What is one of the major disadvantages of using field research compared to other qualitative forms of data collection?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using experimental research compared to other quantitative forms of data collection?

What distinguishes multi-method research from mixed-methods research?

What is one of the major disadvantages of using quantitative content analysis over other quantitative forms of data collection?

Professor Klaus von Stoppen obtained conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of his mixed methods study on illicit drug use among high school students in Saskatoon.What approach should he take to resolve this contradiction?

What two methodological approaches were used in Kidd's (2004,2006)sequential study of suicide among street youth in Canada?

Professor Xavier Zaniff wants to conduct research on the experiences of newly arriving immigrants in Toronto,Montreal,and Vancouver from 2012-2017.His research design includes two data collection techniques: focus groups and in-depth interviews.Which research design is he using?

What happens if,while using a mixed methods research design,a researcher obtains conflicting results in the qualitative and quantitative parts of a mixed methods study? What possibilities exist for a researcher if the results appear to be contradictory or do not agree with each other?

What are the two main properties of a mixed methods research (quantitative and qualitative)?

Compare and contrast the development of theory in mixed methods research.What determines how theory is generated in sequential mixed methods studies and in concurrent mixed methods studies?