Exploring mixed-methods research design

UoA, Faculty of Education and Social Work

Dr Katrina McChesney & Dr Peter Rawlins | Exploring mixed-methods research design

Date: Tuesday 11 AugustTime: 2 - 3pmLocation: Online (a link will be emailed)Dr Katrina McChesney | University of Waikato Problems and possibilities: Exploring paradigms for mixed methods researchMixed methods research is (increasingly) popular in education and other social sciences, partly because of the perceived benefits of exploring a phenomenon using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Mixed methods studies can sometimes be driven by practical rather than philosophical considerations - what might work, what is achievable, what seems useful, or even what is most likely to get funded. However, the underpinning paradigm/s that guide mixed methods studies warrant careful thought, particularly because the relationship between research methods and paradigms is a contested topic among mixed methods researchers. This presentation will be in two parts. First, I will review the various stances that scholars have taken on method-paradigm relationships in mixed methods research, highlighting issues that researchers need to consider. Second, I will share an example of a mixed-methods study with an unusual method-paradigm combination, showing how an interpretivist stance was woven into all aspects of my doctoral research on teachers&#x27; experiences of professional development in Abu Dhabi. This presentation contributes in response to calls for more explicit consideration of paradigms in mixed methods research as well as calls for more specific exemplars illustrating the possibilities of mixed methods research.Dr Peter Rawlins | Massey UniversityPractical mixed-methods designs and the research questions associated with them.This talk will look at three common mixed-methods designs and will investigate how to develop questions that these designs are suited to. The designs we will look at are convergent parallel, exploratory sequential and explanatory sequential. It will look at the strengths and pitfalls of these designs and how they might complement a range of research questions. This session will suit staff and students who are new to mixed-methods designs and give them some practical advice about how to incorporate these aspects of mixed methods research into their research designs.Cancelled Conference Conversations: A virtual symposium seriesCancelled Conference Conversations is a virtual symposium series to share abstract proposals that were accepted for now-cancelled conferences. The series has been initiated by the consortium of Associate Deans of Research across the universities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Mindful that many academics have had abstract proposals accepted for now-cancelled conferences, this is an opportunity to share your proposed conference ideas in an online zoom symposium.Call for Presenters/PresentationsThe Cancelled Conference Conversations series is currently accepting presenters/presenters. <a href="https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/education/news-and-events/notices/cancelled-conference-conversations0.html?cq_ck=1585783556165" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please click here for more details on submitting your proposal.</a>

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