Overview
This practical guide provides step-by-step instruction for conducting a mixed methods research synthesis (MMRS) that integrates both qualitative and quantitative evidence. The book progresses through a systematic, comprehensive approach to conducting an MMRS literature review to analyze and summarize the empirical evidence regarding a particular review question. Readers will benefit from discussion of the potential advantages of MMRS and guidance on how to avoid its potential pitfalls. Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews is Volume 4 in the SAGE Mixed Methods Research Series.
Full Product Details
Author: Mieke Heyvaert ,
Karin Hannes ,
Patrick Onghena
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
Volume: 4
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9781483358291
ISBN 10: 1483358291
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 19 May 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""This text absolutely offers an avenue for introducing new ways of getting at information in the literature and combining it for effective explanations of results using a chosen methodology."" -- Juanita A. Johnson ""Each step of the MMRS process is given adequate coverage…This is a great tool for students and novice researchers."" -- Tamara Bertrand Jones ""The consistent format of each chapter would provide students with a clear and ‘comforting’ process for learning the material."" -- Wendy G. Troxel ""[The practical tips] are very useful and demonstrate how the information can be utilized in a manner beyond the theoretical discussion of the process."" -- Jason S. Wrench ""‘Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Review’ is a book whose time has come. It provides a thoughtful overview of research synthesis techniques that have been developed from different epistemological traditions. The authors show these traditions complement, rather than compete, with one another. They integrate and present these methods in a practical manner while keeping front and center the importance of the theories underlying the synthesis’ constituent research. They argue convincingly that we need to know not only if social policies and practices work but also why and how they work. The ability of social science to contribute to social policy and practice will benefit greatly from the approach to research synthesis contained herein."" -- Harris Cooper ""Here Heyvaert, Hannes and Onghena unpack literature syntheses—both qualitative and quantitative—detailing ways to synthesize, segregate, integrate and even to convert qual findings to quan, or quan to qual. An excellent resource and the next step in moving mixed methods forward!"" -- Janice Morse
Here Heyvaert, Hannes and Onghena unpack literature syntheses-both qualitative and quantitative-detailing ways to synthesize, segregate, integrate and even to convert qual findings to quan, or quan to qual. An excellent resource and the next step in moving mixed methods forward! -- Janice Morse 'Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Review' is a book whose time has come. It provides a thoughtful overview of research synthesis techniques that have been developed from different epistemological traditions. The authors show these traditions complement, rather than compete, with one another. They integrate and present these methods in a practical manner while keeping front and center the importance of the theories underlying the synthesis' constituent research. They argue convincingly that we need to know not only if social policies and practices work but also why and how they work. The ability of social science to contribute to social policy and practice will benefit greatly from the approach to research synthesis contained herein. -- Harris Cooper [The practical tips] are very useful and demonstrate how the information can be utilized in a manner beyond the theoretical discussion of the process. -- Jason S. Wrench The consistent format of each chapter would provide students with a clear and 'comforting' process for learning the material. -- Wendy G. Troxel Each step of the MMRS process is given adequate coverage...This is a great tool for students and novice researchers. -- Tamara Bertrand Jones This text absolutely offers an avenue for introducing new ways of getting at information in the literature and combining it for effective explanations of results using a chosen methodology. -- Juanita A. Johnson
This text absolutely offers an avenue for introducing new ways of getting at information in the literature and combining it for effective explanations of results using a chosen methodology. -- Juanita A. Johnson Each step of the MMRS process is given adequate coverage...This is a great tool for students and novice researchers. -- Tamara Bertrand Jones The consistent format of each chapter would provide students with a clear and 'comforting' process for learning the material. -- Wendy G. Troxel [The practical tips] are very useful and demonstrate how the information can be utilized in a manner beyond the theoretical discussion of the process. -- Jason S. Wrench
This text absolutely offers an avenue for introducing new ways of getting at information in the literature and combining it for effective explanations of results using a chosen methodology. -- Juanita A. Johnson Each step of the MMRS process is given adequate coverage...This is a great tool for students and novice researchers. -- Tamara Bertrand Jones The consistent format of each chapter would provide students with a clear and 'comforting' process for learning the material. -- Wendy G. Troxel [The practical tips] are very useful and demonstrate how the information can be utilized in a manner beyond the theoretical discussion of the process. -- Jason S. Wrench 'Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Review' is a book whose time has come. It provides a thoughtful overview of research synthesis techniques that have been developed from different epistemological traditions. The authors show these traditions complement, rather than compete, with one another. They integrate and present these methods in a practical manner while keeping front and center the importance of the theories underlying the synthesis' constituent research. They argue convincingly that we need to know not only if social policies and practices work but also why and how they work. The ability of social science to contribute to social policy and practice will benefit greatly from the approach to research synthesis contained herein. -- Harris Cooper Here Heyvaert, Hannes and Onghena unpack literature syntheses-both qualitative and quantitative-detailing ways to synthesize, segregate, integrate and even to convert qual findings to quan, or quan to qual. An excellent resource and the next step in moving mixed methods forward! -- Janice Morse
Author Information
Patrick Onghena was born in Deurne (Belgium) on February 3, 1965. After obtaining his Master (1988) and PhD degree (1994) in Psychology at KU Leuven, he became an Associate Professor in 1995 and Full Professor in 2004 at the same university, where he teaches methodology and statistics to majors in educational sciences and psychology. He is a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney and at the Universitat de Barcelona. His research interests include randomization, single-case experimental design, meta-analysis, and mixed methods research.
