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Publication Date: 2013-May
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Writing a Mixed Methods Report in Social Work Research
Bronstein, Laura R.; Kovacs, Pamela J.
Research on Social Work Practice, v23 n3 p354-360 May 2013
This article briefly chronicles the development of mixed methods research and its use in social work. We then move onto a discussion of terms and designs, reasons for (and for not) using mixed methods. Drawing upon exemplars, we address how to write up a mixed methods study when (1) the sample is single; single for one part, with a subset for the other; or, there is more than one sample; (2) the timing is concurrent or sequential; and (3) the priority or weighting is equal or weighted toward one method or the other (qualitative or quantitative). In addition we address the Discussion section of a mixed-methods article as an opportunity to integrate the qualitative and quantitative data for readers. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Research Reports, Mixed Methods Research, Social Work, Educational Practices, Writing for Publication, Research Methodology, Research Design, Literature Reviews, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Social Science Research, Technical Writing, Writing Strategies
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