Mixed methods methodology – mixed methods integration and writing a mixed methods paper

Dates

Tuesday 26 August – Friday 29 August (4 days) (8:30 – 16:00)

After attending this workshop, the participants will be able to

After attending this course, participants will be able to:

1) understand strategies for mixed methods integration and analysis;
2) identify the appropriate procedures for integration of their qualitative and quantitative data, methods, or results on their design and phase of research;
3) write a detailed description of their integration and analysis approach;
4) develop a visual joint display to represent integration;
5) develop a plan for publishing multiple papers from a single mixed methods investigation;
6)organize the introduction, methods, results, and discussion according to mixed methods design;
7) incorporate rigorous mixed methods components and citations into their writing;
8)identify appropriate journals to disseminate their mixed methods research;
9) understand the manuscript submission process; and
10) present their project to the class and receive feedback.

To gain the most from the workshop, participants should expect to do assignments about one hour each day after the workshop!

Target audience

Target audience is researchers (i.e., postgrad, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and faculty) in healthcare or social sciences interested in designing mixed methods projects that integrate qualitative and quantitative data. Participants should bring their own qualitative and quantitative data to the workshop to work on mixed methods integration and analysis.

Language

English

No. of participants

Max 12

Course leader

Timothy Guetterman, PhD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Michigan Mixed Methods Program, University of Michigan, USA

Course assistant

Rikke Jørgensen, PhD, Senior researcher, Associate Professor, Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg University Hospital, Psychiatry. Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark

ECTS-point

2