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32.066 - Presentation of a Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial Design and Lessons Learned (So Far)

Fri, April 28, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Floor: River Level, Room 7B

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The proposed symposium will provide an in-depth review of an ongoing randomized controlled trial (RCT) that mixes quantitative and qualitative methods, yielding an operating example of a Mixed RCT in a complex education setting. Four papers will be presented, dealing with the (1) overall design, how the current RCT meets and falls short of a fully-integrated mixed RCT plan, and the merits and drawbacks of this approach, (2) details of the qualitative components of the design and how they are mixed within the RCT, (3) description of quantitative observation components used to help us understand the treatment contrast and (4) a review of the fidelity of implementation assessment plans that uses a mixed methods approach.

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