Advances in Mixed Methods Research

PART ONE: THE THEORY OF MIXED METHODS DESIGN/The Straw Men of the Qualitative-Quantitative Divide and their Influence on Mixed Methods Research/Troubles with Triangulation/Analytic Density Postmodernism and Applied Multiple Method Research/The Practice of a Mixed Methods Research Strategy/Personal Professional and Project Considerations/Methodological Issues in Conducting Mixed Methods Research Designs /PART TWO: APPLICATIONS IN MIXED METHODS DESIGN/Why Do Researchers Integrate/Combine/Mesh/Blend/Mix/Merge/Fuse Quantitative and Qualitative Research?/Quality of Inferences in Mixed Methods Research/Calling for an Integrative Framework/Method Mix Technical Hex Theory Fix/Mixing Data Collection Methods/Lessons from Social Survey Research/Analysis with APES the Actor Process Event Scheme/Multi-perspective Exploration as a Tool for Mixed Methods Research