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Qualitative and mixed methods data analysis using Dedoose : a practical approach for research across the social sciences
\"Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis using Dedoose will provide both new and experienced researchers with a guided introduction to dealing with the methodological complexity of mixed methods and qualitative inquiry using Dedoose software. The authors use their depth of experience designing and updating Dedoose as well as their significant research experience to give the reader practical strategies for using Dedoose from a wide range of research studies. Qualitative and Mixed Methods Data Analysis using Dedoose walks researchers, students and evaluators through designing a study, conducting fieldwork and reporting credible findings. In the first section the book gives a quick overview of qualitative and mixed methods research and designing studies to work easily with available software, including Dedoose. The authors pay significant attention to data analysis in the second section, addressing the challenges of working in teams, working with just qualitative data, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data in a mixed method study. The final section is devoted to reporting results and data visualization within Dedoose. Throughout the book, case studies are presented to illustrate the topics discussed with real research examples. Working through this book will give researchers improved technological skills to use Dedoose effectively in their research\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A DNA Helix Analogy for Interdependent Mixed Methods Research: Enabling Cross-Fertilizations and Interim Meta-Inferences
Mixed methods enable a more integrated and insightful understanding of the phenomena we study, but are complex to plan, execute, and document. This applies to concurrent and fully integrated mixed methods research designs in particular, which remain underrepresented in information systems research. In this paper, we extend the prevailing templates for this type of research and propose a new conceptualization. We argue that different research strands (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, computationally intensive, or other) that unfold at the same time need not be independent. Rather, as they run concurrently, they can interact and inform each other through ongoing cross-fertilization. This offers the opportunity for enhanced validation and deeper research insights. We conceptualize how the interaction between the research strands may unfold and we propose a DNA helix analogy to enable and enhance the conceptualization of such interdependent mixed methods research. We further explain the mechanism through which the different research strands interact in an ongoing cross-fertilization, and how interim meta-inferences may be continuously and incrementally drawn, (re)shaping how each research strand evolves. The research process within this conceptualization is depicted in a flow diagram that can serve as a possible roadmap for this type of research. We also show how this process can be documented, contributing to more transparent accounts of how mixed methods research actually evolves. We refer to our research on cloud adoption as an example and further validate our proposed research design with interviews with junior and experienced researchers engaged in mixed methods research. We conclude with a set of principles to guide interdependent mixed methods research and present their practical implications.
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Mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability : sharing ideas and learning lessons
\"The added value of mixed methods research in poverty and vulnerability is now widely recognized. However, despite the expanding volume of literature on the use of mixed methods, gaps and challenges still remain. This edited volume focuses on issues of credibility, usability and complexity, considering how mixed methods approaches can better respond to these issues so as to make research more credible, usable and responsive to complexity. The contributors share experiences and lessons learned from research in developed and developing country contexts in respect of mixed methods in poverty measurement, evaluation research and the translation from research to policy\"-- Provided by publisher.
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State of the Methods for Integrating Qualitatively Oriented Critical Review Approaches With Bibliometrics: A Mixed Critical Bibliometric Approach
In this State of the Methods, we describe the Mixed Critical Bibliometric Review as a novel knowledge synthesis approach that integrates qualitative research principles from critical reviews with bibliometric analyses to generate interpretive insights. Critical reviews are essential for mapping and advancing a field, yet researchers struggle to critically reassess what is already known. Developing a deep appreciation for a field’s literature and assumptions while simultaneously challenging those same assumptions creates an inherent paradox. Illuminating – and ultimately unlearning – disciplinary knowledge and assumptions is essential, yet doing so is often exceptionally difficult. Combining our expertise in qualitative critical reviews, bibliometric analysis, and mixed methods research, the Mixed Critical Bibliometric Review leverages qualitative research principles common in critical reviews, such as iterative and concurrent data generation and analysis, with bibliometric analyses that can help researchers “zoom out”, check their interpretations, question long-held assumptions, and generate novel insights to move their field forward. To elucidate this approach, we draw on examples from the field of health professions education to describe the defining characteristics of a Mixed Critical Bibliometric Review and describe three methods for enhancing qualitative critical reviews with bibliometric visualizations to clarify: (1) how a field’s perspectives evolve over time, (2) how researchers and their perspectives interconnect, and (3) the relative impact of different perspectives within the field. Finally, we discuss strategies for capturing and representing the unique potential of iteratively integrated qualitative and quantitative findings in a Mixed Critical Bibliometric Review. Through these strategies, we aim to empower researchers to adapt Mixed Critical Bibliometric Review approaches to meet their unique needs, generate novel insights, and build momentum for advancing their field through the complementary and iterative integration of bibliometric and qualitative analyses and findings.
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The role of project delivery methods on the execution of construction projects in the Kenyan Judiciary
The Kenyan Judiciary's construction industry experienced a significant upturn with 63 major court projects funded by the World Bank and Kenya Government from 2012 to 2021. However, these projects faced delays and scope changes, affecting performance indicators like time, cost, site dispute, and quality. The study hypothesized that project delivery methods have no significant influence on the execution of court-building projects in relation to time, cost, site disputes, and quality. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha technique, and validity was tested using principal component analysis (PCA). This study combined the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data using a mixed-methods approach. Sixty-three projects were surveyed using a convergent parallel mixed-survey design. Document analysis was used to obtain secondary data, and questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect the primary data. Correlation and regression analysis techniques were used for inferential statistical analysis. The slope coefficients were considered significant at p <= 0.05. Thematic and document analyses were applied to the qualitative data to triangulate the findings with the quantitative data. According to the study, project delivery methods significantly influenced the execution of construction projects in terms of quality, cost, and site disputes, but not time. The study further highlights the need for flexible, context-specific project delivery approaches in the Kenyan Judiciary to ensure timely completion of court-building infrastructure.This research offers helpful information concerning the use of appropriate delivery methods to scholars, practitioners of project and construction management, policymakers, and other parties involved in implementing the Kenyan Judiciary's court-building infrastructure.
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Blended learning in a biology classroom: Pre‐pandemic insights for post‐pandemic instructional strategies
It is increasingly important to utilize novel approaches to improve student learning. This has become especially relevant throughout the COVID‐19 pandemic. Previous studies have shown positive outcomes of blended learning on student satisfaction. Yet, there are limited data in the field of biology on how blended learning practices correlate with overall student performance. Moreover, there is a dearth of information on student perceptions about how blended learning has impacted their education. Through this study, we present insights on the impact of blended learning in a first‐year cell and molecular biology course. Using mixed‐methods research, we evaluated the impact of a blended learning course format on student performance in the learning categories of knowledge and understanding, communication and application, and critical thinking and inquiry. Using a pre‐ vs. postintervention analysis, we show that a blended learning course model does not change students’ performance on multiple‐choice and short answer assessments when compared to a nonblended learning course model. Through a qualitative assessment of student perceptions and sentiments, however, the implemented blended learning approach does appear to provide significant perceived benefits, including learner flexibility, consolidation of content, and the opportunity to apply course content to the ‘real world’. While we recognize that our report describes a very specific blended learning model, we believe that our findings are generalizable to similar introductory courses. As such, we are confident that our case study will provide course designers with a useful foundation to build future blended learning courses. Through this study, we show that when compared to traditional course models, blended learning increases student learning flexibility and provides students with the opportunity to apply course content to the real world, without adversely affecting student performance.
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Quality assessment with diverse studies (QuADS): an appraisal tool for methodological and reporting quality in systematic reviews of mixed- or multi-method studies
Background
In the context of the volume of mixed- and multi-methods studies in health services research, the present study sought to develop an appraisal tool to determine the methodological and reporting quality of such studies when included in systematic reviews. Evaluative evidence regarding the design and use of our existing Quality Assessment Tool for Studies with Diverse Designs (QATSDD) was synthesised to enhance and refine it for application across health services research.
Methods
Secondary data were collected through a literature review of all articles identified using Google Scholar that had cited the QATSDD tool from its inception in 2012 to December 2019. First authors of all papers that had cited the QATSDD (
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=197) were also invited to provide further evaluative data via a qualitative online survey. Evaluative findings from the survey and literature review were synthesised narratively and these data used to identify areas requiring refinement. The refined tool was subject to inter-rater reliability, face and content validity analyses.
Results
Key limitations of the QATSDD tool identified related to a lack of clarity regarding scope of use of the tool and in the ease of application of criteria beyond experimental psychological research. The Quality Appraisal for Diverse Studies (QuADS) tool emerged as a revised tool to address the limitations of the QATSDD. The QuADS tool demonstrated substantial inter-rater reliability (k=0.66), face and content validity for application in systematic reviews with mixed, or multi-methods health services research.
Conclusion
Our findings highlight the perceived value of appraisal tools to determine the methodological and reporting quality of studies in reviews that include heterogeneous studies. The QuADS tool demonstrates strong reliability and ease of use for application to multi or mixed-methods health services research.
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Guidelines for Conducting Mixed-methods Research: An Extension and Illustration
In this paper, we extend the guidelines of Venkatesh et al. (2013) for mixed-methods research by identifying and integrating variations in mixed-methods research. By considering 14 properties of mixed-methods research (e.g., purposes, research questions, epistemological assumptions), our guidelines demonstrate how researchers can flexibly identify the existing variations in mixed-methods research and proceed accordingly with a study design that suits their needs. To make the guidelines actionable for various situations and issues that researchers could encounter, we develop a decision tree to map the flow and relationship among the design strategies. We also illustrate one possible type of mixed-methods research in information systems in depth and discuss how to develop and validate meta-inferences as the outcomes of such a study.
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Digital business capability: its impact on firm and customer performance
Digital business transformation forces firms to develop foundational capabilities to remain competitive. However, despite considerable academic and managerial interest, the nature of a digital business capability (DBC) that creates value by effectively managing digital business transformation remains unclear. Drawing on a mixed-methods approach, we conceptualize and operationalize the DBC construct. In Study 1, we examine the effects of DBC on firm performance using a cross-industry, multisource dataset. In Study 2, we assess the effects of DBC on customer performance using a unique multisource, multilevel dataset collected at two points in time. The results reveal that DBC contributes to performance, even beyond the effects of established constructs. Importantly, DBC increasingly drives firm performance after reaching a critical level of internal dynamism (i.e., U-shaped moderation). By contrast, DBC particularly pays off at an optimal level of external dynamism (i.e., inverse U-shaped moderation). DBC is more valuable for business-to-consumer than for business-to-business firms.
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Post-Migration Changes in Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity among Adult Foreign Residents in Niigata Prefecture, Japan: A Mixed-Methods Study
The migrant population of Japan is gradually increasing, but it is not well known how and why diet and physical activity (PA) change post-migration. Therefore, this study used a mixed-method approach to investigate the changes in dietary patterns and PA through a web- and paper-based survey (n = 128) and understand the contextual factors for those changes through semi-structured interviews (n = 21). Descriptive and thematic analyses of quantitative and qualitative data were conducted, respectively. The majority of survey (57.8%) and interview (66.7%) participants were female, and the mean duration of stay in Japan was 5 and 3.6 years, respectively. The survey revealed an increased consumption of foods attached to Japanese culture, frozen and microwavable food, and a reduced consumption of fruits. We identified environmental (availability, accessibility, and affordability of foods; food safety and diet-related information; and climate), individual (living status; post-migration lifestyle; and food preferences and limitations), or socio-cultural (relationships with Japanese people; cultural differences; and religious influences) factors that impact diet changes. Language proficiency and the duration of stay shape dietary behaviors. Determinants of PA changes were climate, lifestyle, and the influence of Japanese culture. In conclusion, immigrants in Japan experience post-migration diet and PA changes, and this study adds knowledge about how and why such changes occur.
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