Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and

Mixed methodology has become an increasingly popular way of both researching and teaching methodology across the social sciences, and students across these fields are expected to be proficient in both quantitative and qualitative techniques. This text begins with an introduction to and overview of the development of mixed methodology, and then takes students through all aspects of working with mixed methods from research design and data collection through to analysis and conclusions.

Charles Teddlie (Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the Jo Ellen Levy Yates Distinguished Professor of Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). He has also taught at the University of New Orleans and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (U.K.). He has also served as Assistant Superintendent for Research and Development at the Louisiana Department of Education. His major writing interests are social science research methodology and school effectiveness research. Professor Teddlie has taught research methods courses for over twenty years, including statistics and qualitative research methods. He has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the LSU College of Education. Professor Teddlie has lectured on school effectiveness research and educational research methodology in several countries including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Russia, the Ukraine, and Belarus.

Preface
Mixed Methods: The Third Methodological Movement
Mixed Methods as the Third Research Community
The Fundamentals of Mixed Methods Research
Methodological Thought Before the 20th Century
Paradigm Issues in Mixed Methods Research
Methods and Strategies of Mixed Methods Research
Generating Questions in Mixed Methods Research
Mixed Methods Research Designs
Sampling Strategies for Mixed Methods Research
Considerations Before Collecting Your Data
Data Collection Strategies for Mixed Methods Research
The Analysis of Mixed Methods Data
The Inference Process in Mixed Methods Research
Epilogue: Politics, Challenges, and Prospects