MIXED METHODS RESEARCH

Categories of Mixed Methods

Nonintegrative carried out,
Simultaneous Attempt :
simoultaneously and same
purpose.
Interactive Continuum :
predominantly qualitative
or predominantly
quantitative
Qualitative
A : collected, interpreted,
absorbed, experienced
B : analyzed
C : conclusions are drawn
D: foila hyphotesis

Quantitative
-1 : begin theory
-2 : reviewed
-3 : generate hypothesis
-4: data + strategy
-5: analyze
-6: conclusions
EXAMPLE
"One Counselor's Intervention in the
Aftermath of a Middle School Student's
Suicide: A Case Study," by Alexander and
Harman (1988)
The purpose of this study is to describe an intervention for
middle school students who were affected by a
classmate's suicide.

There is no statistical analysis, and the authors indicate

that attempts to generalize should be avoided. This, then,
clearly falls into the broad category of qualitative research
The themes could become the basis for a study
more empirical in design.

Students could be randomly assigned to treatment

groups, such as Gestalt, behavioral, and no
treatment.

The themes that emerge from the case study could

then be used to evaluate treatment effectiveness,
while controlling for such variables as age and sex
to increase the ability of the tests to determine any
effect due to treatment alone.
 Conclusion

In modern day science, people may use both

qualitative and quantitative. No one is better
than the other. Each is good when used
appropriately.
The interactive continuum is the best model for
evaluating published research and for planning
research.
Doing quantitative and qualitative
simultaneously will be very difficult since the
assumptions and paradigms are different.
Interactive continuum is commonly used in
modern science which can fall into qualitative
or quantitative predominant.