CMHL1001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Focus Group
3 Aug 2018
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The term mixed methods research is used to mean the planned mixing of quantitative and qualitative components within a single study. Any two research approaches can be combined in a mixed methods study. Should only be used if research demands it. Questions that are asked are usually: complex, there is a paucity of research, original. /triangulation are run concurrently but separately and converged during analysis, to allow researcher to compare and contrast or expand. Researcher conducts the qualitative study and than the quantitative (vica versa). One is used to identify key issues and the other to expand. Associations and patterns identified in the first phase and further explored in 2nd. Researcher needs to be skilled in conduction both types of research. A research study that explores adolescence resistance to hard drugs. Group is given quantified questionnaire and qualitative (interview), interpretation based on both findings. Interview workers to see why they are stressed.
