Merged Methods
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A new turn in mixed methods research is here: merged methods. This provocative book offers a novel analysis of current mixed methods research, complicating traditional approaches and challenging existing techniques.
Moving beyond the binary quantitative-qualitative distinction, the book presents methodologically grounded ways to merge methods in social research and integrate interpretive and structural approaches in one instrument or procedure.
The book:
- Considers the importance of merging both epistemologies and methodologies.
- Showcases eight merged methods research approaches, from the Delphi method to multimodal content analysis.
- Explores the opportunities for merging methods using computational techniques, such as text mining.
This innovative book is a must-read for any postgraduate student or researcher across the social sciences wanting to develop their understanding of mixed methods research.
Contents
Introduction: Setting the Scene for Merged Methods
Introduction: Setting the Scene for Merged Methods
Part I: Epistemology and Methodology
- Chapter 1: Merged Methods: Development and Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Chapter 2: Merged Epistemology: Assumptions, Experience, Knowledge
- Chapter 3: Merged Methodology: A Rationale for Merged Methods
- Chapter 4: Designing Merged Methods Research
Part II: Methods
- Chapter 5: The Delphi Method: Forecasting Scenarios
- Chapter 6: The Event History Calendar and Intervey Methods
- Chapter 7: Q-Methodology: Studying People’s Viewpoints
- Chapter 8: Multimodal Content Analysis: Texts and Sentiments
- Chapter 9: Text Mining: From Tacit to Explicit Knowledge
- Chapter 10: The SYMLOG Method: How to Analyze Behavior and Group Dynamics
- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Ways Ahead
Description
A new turn in mixed methods research is here: merged methods. This provocative book offers a novel analysis of current mixed methods research, complicating traditional approaches and challenging existing techniques.
Moving beyond the binary quantitative-qualitative distinction, the book presents methodologically grounded ways to merge methods in social research and integrate interpretive and structural approaches in one instrument or procedure.
The book:
- Considers the importance of merging both epistemologies and methodologies.
- Showcases eight merged methods research approaches, from the Delphi method to multimodal content analysis.
- Explores the opportunities for merging methods using computational techniques, such as text mining.
This innovative book is a must-read for any postgraduate student or researcher across the social sciences wanting to develop their understanding of mixed methods research.
Contents
Introduction: Setting the Scene for Merged Methods
Introduction: Setting the Scene for Merged Methods
Part I: Epistemology and Methodology
- Chapter 1: Merged Methods: Development and Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Chapter 2: Merged Epistemology: Assumptions, Experience, Knowledge
- Chapter 3: Merged Methodology: A Rationale for Merged Methods
- Chapter 4: Designing Merged Methods Research
Part II: Methods
- Chapter 5: The Delphi Method: Forecasting Scenarios
- Chapter 6: The Event History Calendar and Intervey Methods
- Chapter 7: Q-Methodology: Studying People’s Viewpoints
- Chapter 8: Multimodal Content Analysis: Texts and Sentiments
- Chapter 9: Text Mining: From Tacit to Explicit Knowledge
- Chapter 10: The SYMLOG Method: How to Analyze Behavior and Group Dynamics
- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Ways Ahead
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Merged Methods
A Rationale for Full Integration
October 2021 | 312 pages | Sage UK
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A new turn in mixed methods research is here: merged methods. This provocative book offers a novel analysis of current mixed methods research, complicating traditional approaches and challenging existing techniques.
Moving beyond the binary quantitative-qualitative distinction, the book presents methodologically grounded ways to merge methods in social research and integrate interpretive and structural approaches in one instrument or procedure.
The book:
- Considers the importance of merging both epistemologies and methodologies.
- Showcases eight merged methods research approaches, from the Delphi method to multimodal content analysis.
- Explores the opportunities for merging methods using computational techniques, such as text mining.
This innovative book is a must-read for any postgraduate student or researcher across the social sciences wanting to develop their understanding of mixed methods research.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction: Setting the Scene for Merged Methods
- Part I: Epistemology and Methodology
- Chapter 1: Merged Methods: Development and Emergence of a New Paradigm
- Chapter 2: Merged Epistemology: Assumptions, Experience, Knowledge
- Chapter 3: Merged Methodology: A Rationale for Merged Methods
- Chapter 4: Designing Merged Methods Research
- Part II: Methods
- Chapter 5: The Delphi Method: Forecasting Scenarios
- Chapter 6: The Event History Calendar and Intervey Methods
- Chapter 7: Q-Methodology: Studying People’s Viewpoints
- Chapter 8: Multimodal Content Analysis: Texts and Sentiments
- Chapter 9: Text Mining: From Tacit to Explicit Knowledge
- Chapter 10: The SYMLOG Method: How to Analyze Behavior and Group Dynamics
- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Ways Ahead