New book alert: applied mixed methods research

My latest book is now available on Kindle! The book is a short guide to doing applied mixed-methods research. It's ideal for people who work in applied research role in industry, but may not have a broad, methodological training in both qual and quant research methods.

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What's inside:

Table of Contents

Introduction: Understanding The Qual/Quant Divide

A Mixed Methods Example: Stories as a Network

What Are Mixed Methods? Mixing Objectivism and Constructivism

• • A constructivist view of technology
  • How the qual/quant divide plays out
  • Abandoning the scientific method: the creative encounter
  • Mitigating the weaknesses of qual and quant research

Why mix methods?Ways to mix methodsHow to mix methods, step by step

• • Project kick-off and framing
  • Developing shared understanding about research needs and resource constraints
  • Framing your approach: inductive or deductive frame?
  • Social Infrastructure: preparing teams for mixed methods
  • Research design
  • Priority or dominance
  • Data collection: simultaneous or sequential
  • Sequential designs
  • Simultaneous designs
  • Clarifying concepts or variables
  • Data analysis and interpretation: mixing Induction and Deduction
  • Can analysis and interpretation be a team sport?
  • During reporting

New Horizons for Mixed Methods ResearchConclusion: To Mix or Not to Mix?References

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