Mixed methods applications in action research : from methods to community action / Nataliya V. Ivankova.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research -- -- 1. Introducing Mixed Methods Research -- Definitions of Mixed Methods Research -- Example of a Mixed Methods Research Study -- Rationales for Using Mixed Methods Research -- Evolution of Mixed Methods Research -- Current Status of Mixed Methods Research -- Philosophical Foundation of Mixed Methods Research -- Methodological Characteristics of Mixed Methods Research -- -- 2. Introducing Action Research -- Definitions of Action Research -- Essentials Features of Action Research -- Example of an Action Research Study -- Conceptual Models of Action Research -- Methodological Characteristics of Action Research -- -- 3. Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research -- Connecting Mixed Methods and Action Research -- Advantages of Applying Mixed Methods in Action Research -- Application of Mixed Methods in Action Research -- Examples of Five MMAR Studies -- -- Part II. Designing and Conducting a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- -- 4. Conceptualizing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Steps in an MMAR Study -- Conceptualizing an MMAR Study -- -- 5. Designing a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Current Mixed Methods Design Typologies -- Typology of MMAR Study Designs -- Basic MMAR Study Designs -- -- 6. Planning Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Integration or Mixing of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods -- Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative MMAR Study Designs -- Developing Study Purpose and Research Questions for Reconnaissance and Evaluation Phases of an MMAR Study -- Visual Presentation of MMAR Study Procedures -- Examples of Visual Diagrams in MMAR Study Designs -- -- 7. Sampling and Collecting Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Sampling in an MMAR Study -- Sampling Schemes for MMAR Study Designs -- Data Collection in an MMAR Study -- -- 8. Analyzing Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Analyzing Quantitative Data in an MMAR Study -- Analyzing Qualitative Data in an MMAR Study -- Mixed Methods Data Analysis in an MMAR Study -- -- 9. Assessing Quality of a Mixed Methods Action Research Study -- Assessing Reliability and Validity of Quantitative Data and Their Interpretation in an MMAR Study -- Assessing Trustworthiness of Qualitative Data and Their Interpretation in an MMAR Study -- Addressing Quality Considerations Related to Action Research -- Assessing Quality in an MMAR Study -- -- Part III. Using Mixed Methods Inferences to Inform Community Action -- -- 10. Planning and Implementing Action Using Mixed Methods Action Research Study Inferences -- Using Meta-Inferences to Inform Action/Intervention in an MMAR Study -- Developing and Implementing Action/Intervention in an MMAR Study -- Evaluating and Monitoring Action/Intervention in an MMAR Study -- Disseminating MMAR Study Results -- Developing a Proposal for an MMAR Study.

"This first-of-its-kind book provides readers with the information they need to design and conduct a mixed methods action research (MMAR) study in a practical and pragmatic manner. Using a multidisciplinary focus, the author provides a scholarly and applied orientation to meet the varied epistemological and professional needs of scholar practitioners. The book is applicable to broad audiences with different levels of research skills, including students learning how to conduct research in practical settings, practitioners faced with the need to address pertinent issues in their professional practices, community leaders seeking to inform policy changes, and college faculty who teach research methods and conduct funded research in collaboration with practitioner-researchers and community stakeholders. A wide variety of pedagogical features make it appropriate for use as an instructional text aimed at developing skills in designing, conducting, implementing, and reporting an action research study that integrates mixed methods."--Publisher's website.