{"title":"Network Analysis of Qualitative Data: An Integrative Software Application to Visualize and Assess Similarities in Participants’ Qualitative Contributions","authors":"Manuel S. González Canché","doi":"10.1177/15586898211051584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211051584","url":null,"abstract":"Content This commentary is in response to Whatley and Stich ’ s (2021) article in which they present an integration of network analyses methods and qualitatively coded data. The lead author of that study participated both in the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) ex-tended professional development workshop where I offered this framework and in the applied seminar on statistical and social network analysis where I developed this framework and began offering it in 2013. In addition to offering this seminar annually for 8 years now and the AERA workshops annually since 2019, I also offered workshops at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2016 and 2017. At least 750 people have participated in these seminars and workshops; additionally, the published manuscript containing this integrative framework (Gonz´alez Canch´e, 2019) has been downloaded over 1300 times. Importantly, the apparent reach of this integrative framework, the positive feedback offered by seminar and workshop participants throughout the years, and the cost-free programming code software used to implement this mixed method research framework (The R Project), the vast majority of workshop attendees have been unable to apply “ Network Analysis of Qualitative Data ” (NAQD) in their own research. These procedures are statistically and computer programming code heavy and require advanced data management and matrix manipulation skills, both of which represent truly dif fi cult barriers for NAQD ’ s mainstream application to qualitative and mixed methods research. Indeed, though all statistical code has been consistently provided to students and workshop attendees throughout the years, only a handful of participants have been able to surpass these remarkable hurdles. This commentary is therefore founded on the idea that the time has to remove these barriers in order to offer meaningful access to the","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"373 - 377"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48737741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrating Using a Crossover Analysis With Formative Joint Displays in Mixed Methods Research","authors":"David P. Reeping, Cherie Edwards","doi":"10.1177/15586898211047660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211047660","url":null,"abstract":"We show in this methodological article how formative joint displays can be used to integrate multiple data facets. Joint displays in the published literature are intended to be polished research products that illustrate the connections between quantitative and qualitative inferences. However, we contend using joint displays formatively during analysis can yield more comprehensive metainferences. Accordingly, we introduce a process called joint display coding to formalize the process toward these metainferences. Our approach draws upon the “text-in-context” coding approach and intersects it with a crossover analysis. We showcase an example of joint display coding using a descriptive study of U.S. institutional webpages in higher education. Integrated themes were developed by blending the structural and textual facets of webpage data.","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"458 - 477"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41396690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Addressing Youth-Focused Research Questions in a Community Context: Collecting and Integrating Mixed Methods Data at Multiple Ecological Levels with the <i>PhotoStories</i> Project.","authors":"Amanda NeMoyer, Kiara Alvarez, Ravali Mukthineni, Shalini Tendulkar, Margarita Alegría","doi":"10.1177/1558689820972916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689820972916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research seeking to understand and improve social conditions for marginalized youth would benefit from merging complex mixed methods research designs emphasizing multilevel data and participatory-social justice principles. We contribute to mixed methods research by introducing a multilevel, participatory-social justice mixed methods design that accomplishes this task and by illustrating its real-world application via <i>PhotoStories</i>, a multistage study aimed at understanding youths' community-based experiences and emotional well-being. During the project's three phases (preparation, training, and dissemination) we obtained and integrated quantitative and qualitative data at multiple ecological levels. Additionally, we examined youth perceptions about their participation, an important outcome given our participatory-social justice focus. We also provide lessons learned and recommendations for investigators seeking to use similar approaches for youth-focused research.</p>","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"15 4","pages":"507-525"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/1558689820972916","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Media Review: 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher (2nd ed.)","authors":"C. Poth, Michelle Searle","doi":"10.1177/15586898211028107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211028107","url":null,"abstract":"If you are wondering where you can read about the importance and scope of skills required for qualitative research, we highly recommend this second edition (first edition published 2016). John Creswell is well known as a prolific contributor of more than 30 user-friendly research methods books. This text is like a detailed map offering practical how-to advice that facilitates the progressive development of the thinking and skills required for qualitative research. With a new coauthor, Johanna Creswell Báez, who brings a social work perspective, this second edition delivers a credible guide for embarking on or continuing a learning journey in qualitative research. This text stands out for its conversational tone and even the most experienced researchers will discover new insights they can quickly adopt and will want to share with others.","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"15 1","pages":"592 - 594"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15586898211028107","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65558801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guidance on Using Mixed Methods From Diverse International Organizations in the Behavioral, Social, Fundamental, and Health Sciences","authors":"M. Fetters, José F. Molina-Azorín","doi":"10.1177/15586898211049629","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211049629","url":null,"abstract":"In planning of the publication of this issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR), the 60th over 15 years, we reflected about the growth of mixed methods (MM) and potential indicators of the maturity of the field. Several indicators signify the maturity of the field. While researchers had only a handful of books on mixed methods research (MMR) in the early 1990s, three decades later, books seem available to guide MMR and evaluation in most major fields of investigation in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. While JMMR emerged as the first journal focused on advances in MMR, at least 13 journals at the time of writing this editorial specifically seek out or encourage MMR methodological contributions (Mixed Methods Program, n.d.). Empirical MM studies seemingly can also be found in the academic journals of most fields in the social, behavioral, business, and health sciences. Formed in 2013 (Poth et al., 2018), the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) now has one affiliate and six chapters around the globe (Mixed Methods International Research Association, 2021). October 2021 marks season 5 of the popular MMIRA massive open online course (MOOC) series that promotes understanding and advances in MM methodology. Another hallmark of maturity is the extent that international organizations embrace and actually provide guidance for conducting MM studies. When a professional, government, or non-profit organization provides methodological guidance for its stakeholders, that guidance serves implicitly as an endorsement of the methodology for use in the types of research and evaluation that it","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"15 1","pages":"470 - 484"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42107482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julie A. Edmunds, Dora Gicheva, Beth Thrift, M. Hull
{"title":"Using Mixed Methods to Explore Variations in Impact Within RCTs: The Case of Project COMPASS","authors":"Julie A. Edmunds, Dora Gicheva, Beth Thrift, M. Hull","doi":"10.1177/15586898211033144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211033144","url":null,"abstract":"Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in education are common as the design allows for an unbiased estimate of the overall impact of a program. As more RCTs are completed, researchers are also noting that an overall average impact may mask substantial variation across sites or groups of individuals. Mixed methods can provide insight and help in unpacking some of the reasons for these variations in impact. This article contributes to the field of mixed methods research by integrating mixed methods into a recently developed conceptual framework for understanding variations in impact. We model the use of this approach within the context of an RCT for online courses that found differences in impact across courses.","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"478 - 499"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44034999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transformativist Measurement Development Methodology: A Mixed Methods Approach to Scale Construction","authors":"Nicole Leach Sankofa","doi":"10.1177/15586898211033698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211033698","url":null,"abstract":"Social justice research is popular in education, but social scientists have limited emancipatory methodological procedures, especially in scale construction approaches that empower marginalized communities in defining their own lived experience. Therefore, this study develops the Transformativist Measurement Development Methodology, exemplified using the development of the peer bonds scale. The sample (167 students across two democratic school communities) was randomly selected, then purposive sampled for optimal diversity. Across Transformativist Measurement Development Methodology’s six stages, mixed methods were used to check assumptions, set parameters, inductively operationalize the construct, qualitatively generate items, quantitatively examine psychometric properties, and examine trustworthiness. This work contributes to mixed methods social justice efforts that apply transformativist approaches to research processes for emancipatory social science procedures while enhancing rigor in scale construction methodology.","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"307 - 327"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15586898211033698","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41394402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mixed Methods Research in Developing Country Contexts: Lessons From Field Research in Six Countries Across Africa and the Caribbean","authors":"Jamelia Harris","doi":"10.1177/15586898211032825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211032825","url":null,"abstract":"Mixed methods research in developing countries has been increasing since the turn of the century. Given this, there is need to consolidate insights for future researchers. This article contributes to the methodological literature by exploring how cultural factors and logistical challenges in developing contexts interplay with mixed methods research design and implementation. Insights are based on the author’s research experience of using mixed methods in six projects across three African and three Caribbean countries. Three lessons are provided to aid researchers using mixed methods working in developing countries. First, cultural factors call for more reflexivity. Second, adopting a pragmatic research paradigm is necessary. And third, the research process should be iterative and adaptive.","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"16 1","pages":"165 - 182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15586898211032825","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41434007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special Issue on COVID-19 and Novel Mixed Methods Methodological Approaches During Catastrophic Social Changes","authors":"M. Fetters, José F. Molina-Azorín","doi":"10.1177/15586898211029100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15586898211029100","url":null,"abstract":"In the July 2020 issue of the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (JMMR), we (Fetters & Molina-Azorin, 2020) issued a call for papers for a Special Issue on COVID-19 and Novel Mixed Methods Methodology in Catastrophic Social Changes (abbreviated as ‘‘Special Issue on COVID-19’’) to identify ‘‘the novel applications and innovative mixed methods methodologies that could inform or have been triggered by the pandemic’’ (p. 281). We are pleased to share with you the results of that call. As to context, we noted in the call for papers (Fetters & Molina-Azorin, 2020):","PeriodicalId":47844,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mixed Methods Research","volume":"51 3","pages":"295 - 303"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/15586898211029100","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41296705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}