The research maybe a study of individuals, the exploration of processes, activities and events or the examination of broad- culture behavior of individuals or groups. The strategies focus on data collection, analysis, and writing. The next guideline discussed is the strategies of inquiry. The general characteristics are: the research takes place in a natural setting, the researcher is the instrument used for data collection, the multiple sources and methods are used to collect the data, inductive data analysis is used, it is based on participants meanings, uses an emergent design, often a theoretical lens is used, it is interpretive, and holistic. The first guideline deals with the general characteristics of a qualitative research. It also discusses the general guidelines for qualitative procedures. This Creswell chapter deals with the steps that go into developing and writing a qualitative procedure. But on the other hand, I kept thinking back to a composition teacher who never let me start a piece with a mezzo forte or mezzo piano dynamic as it was in his eyes “indecisive”. When I first began the design of my study I thought I might be using the mixed method design because I could see how both quantitative and qualitative designs might seem appropriate. I notice too in all of the Creswell chapters the least amount of text was dedicated to the mixed method research design. I came across only one mixed methods design (though the study did not call it as such) in my search for journal resources. In my research, I can see how a mixed methods design is a relatively new study design. The final written report follows the type of strategy chosen for the study whether it is sequential, concurrent, or transformative. Next, the steps to check the validity of the data are described in the proposal. Once the data is collected, it is then analyzed using data transformation, exploring outliers, instrument development, examining multiple levels, or creating a matrix to compare combined data. This model helps the reader understand the flow of activities in the project and show the types of qualitative and quantitative data collected. It is important to advance a visual model of the procedure once the researcher has decided upon a strategy. The six strategies are: the sequential explanatory strategy, the sequential exploratory strategy, the sequential transformative strategy, the concurrent triangulation strategy, the concurrent embedded strategy, and the concurrent transformative strategy. There are six major strategies that researchers use when designing a mixed methods research proposal. Theorizing or transforming perspectives is to identify whether a theoretical lens or framework will guide the study. Mixing deals with mixing, merging, and connecting the data of qualitative and quantitative data. Weight is the priority given to the qualitative or quantitative approach or data. Timing is the timing strategy for data collection such as concurrent or sequential. The four criteria are: timing, weighting, mixing, and theorizing or transforming perspectives. The next step is to state and employ the four criteria in selecting a mixed method strategy. This is done by tracing its history, defining it, discussing the growth of interest in scholarly resources, and noting the challenges of a mixed methods research. The first step is to define or convey the nature of a mixed methods study since it is relatively new in the field social and human sciences. This final chapter by Creswell deals with designing a procedure for a mixed methods study.
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