Strategies for Integration in Mixed Methods Studies

• In Event: RTD - Mixed Method Research Effects and Strategies

Short Description

This paper will illustrate several strategies for better integration of quantitative and qualitative data in mixed methods research. Integration is the combination of the quantitative and qualitative components. This paper will focus on four strategies for integrating quantitative and qualitative data. The strategies are: 1) merging data in discussion; 2) merging data with matrices, 3) transforming data, and; 4) “following a thread”. The strategies will be illustrated from the context of a mixed methods study.

Authors

• Sylvia Rogers, University of South Alabama

• Gayle V. Davidson-Shivers, University of South Alabama