Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

David L. Morgan received his PhD in sociology from the University of Michigan, and is currently an emeritus professor in the Department of Sociology at Portland State University. He is an inter-disciplinary research methodologist, working in both qualitative research and mixed methods research. In addition to artificial intelligence, his research interests include focus groups and mixed methods research. He is the author of more than fifty peer-reviewed articles and author or editor of nine books on research methods; he is currently the series editor for the Qualitative Research Methods Series from Sage (the “little blue books”).

"Key strengths are clarity of presentation, functional focus, limited technical treatment, practical examples, compact length, emphasis on research design, and the chapter on Pragmatism, which is [a] great way around the paradigm debates that often color the use [of] mixed methods."

• Chapter 1. An Introduction and OverviewChapter 2. Pragmatism as a Paradigm for Mixed Methods ResearchChapter 3. Research Design and Research MethodsChapter 4. Motivations for Using Mixed Methods ResearchChapter 5. The Sequential Priorities ModelChapter 6. Preliminary Qualitative Inputs in Quantitative Research ProjectsChapter 7. Preliminary Quantitative Inputs in Core Qualitative Research ProjectsChapter 8. Follow-up Qualitative Extensions in Quantitative Research ProjectsChapter 9. Follow-up Quantitative Extensions in Qualitative Research ProjectsChapter 10. Multipart Sequential DesignsChapter 11. Finding the Expertise to Combine Multiple MethodsChapter 12. Conclusions: Further Thoughts About Research Design