Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research by Abbas Tashakkori (Editor), Charles Teddlie, Charles Teddlie (Editor), Charles B. Teddlie (Editor)

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Twenty-six articles by leading scholars from a wide spectrum of social science fields survey the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches of mixed methods research. They also address the strengths and weaknesses of mixed methods designs and give examples in many disciplines, from psychology to nursing. Finally, they discuss how to teach and perform collaborative research using a mixed methods research design. Topics include the research enterprise in the social and behavioral sciences then and now, methodological and analytical issues, applications and examples across disciplines, and conclusions and future directions. Edited by Tashakkori and Teddle (U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), who are also contributors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Twenty-six articles by leading scholars from a wide spectrum of social science fields survey the differing viewpoints and disciplinary approaches of mixed methods research. They also address the strengths and weaknesses of mixed methods designs and give examples in many disciplines, from psychology to nursing. Finally, they discuss how to teach and perform collaborative research using a mixed methods research design. Topics include the research enterprise in the social and behavioral sciences then and now, methodological and analytical issues, applications and examples across disciplines, and conclusions and future directions. Edited by Tashakkori and Teddle (U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), who are also contributors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biography

Charles Teddlie (Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) is the Jo Ellen Levy Yates Distinguished Professor of Education at Louisiana State University (LSU). He has also taught at the University of New Orleans and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (U.K.). He has also served as Assistant Superintendent for Research and Development at the Louisiana Department of Education. His major writing interests are social science research methodology and school effectiveness research. Professor Teddlie has taught research methods courses for over twenty years, including statistics and qualitative research methods. He has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award from the LSU College of Education. Professor Teddlie has lectured on school effectiveness research and educational research methodology in several countries including the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Russia, the Ukraine, and Belarus.