Novel and Emergent Uses of Mixed Methods in Education Policy Research

Session Type: Workshop

Abstract

Mixed methods research (MMR) designs can help us answer important questions for education policy. For instance, MMR studies can provide evidence for why educational interventions succeed or fail, the conditions and contexts that best support them, and explanations for why some groups respond differently to treatment. Yet, the full range and flexibility offered by mixed methods and methodologies has yet to be fully embraced by the education policy research community. This workshop will bring together mixed methods researchers to discuss the value and practice of MMR in education policy. Drawing on small-group work and participant expertise, we will articulate a future for MMR and discuss emergent and novel uses of MMR in policy.

Sub Unit

• Division L - Educational Policies and Politics / Division L - Section 8: Social Policy and Education

Chair

• Zitsi Mirakhur, University of Kentucky

Participants

• Laura K. Rogers, University of Virginia

• Hayley Ryan Weddle, University of Pittsburgh

• Angela K. Henneberger, University of Maryland - Baltimore

• Kimberly Sterin, Drexel University

• Rachel Sue White, University of Texas at Austin