Writing Mixed Methods Research for Publication

Matthew T. McCrudden is an associate professor in the School of Education at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research examines how tasks, reader characteristics, and text features affect cognitive processes that occur during reading and post-reading products related to learning and beliefs. He currently serves as an associate editor of the journal Contemporary Educational Psychology.Paul A. Schutz, PhD is currently a Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research interests include the nature of emotion, the influence of emotional experiences on teachers’ identity development, research methods and issues related to race and social justice. He has several publications related to the use of mixed methods and has taught a variety of different research methods course, including qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research courses. He is a past president for Division 15: Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association and a former co-editor of the Educational Researcher: Research News and Comment, a lead journal for the American Educational Research Association.

This is a wonderful contribution to the array of mixed-methods research books. It is a how-to-do book with rich examples and is written in simple language that will be easy for readers to grasp. Although the book focuses on mixed methods, much of the practical information will be useful for preparation of quantitative only and qualitative only manuscripts.

• Series Editor IntroductionPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1: Features of Empirical Mixed Methods Journal ArticlesEmpirical Mixed Methods Journal ArticlesUnique Features of Empirical Mixed Methods Journal ArticlesConcluding CommentsExercises: Understanding the Features of Empirical Mixed Methods Journal ArticlesAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Features of Empirical Mixed Methods Journal ArticlesChapter 2: Selecting a Journal for an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptThe Journal Review ProcessSelecting a Journal for Your Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptConcluding CommentsExercises: Evaluating the Fit Between a Journal and Your ManuscriptAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Selecting a Journal for an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptChapter 3: Writing the Introduction and Literature Review Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptWriting Your IntroductionWriting Your Literature ReviewPositionality StatementConcluding CommentsExercises: Activities for Writing Your Introduction and Literature Review SectionAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Writing the Introduction and Literature Review Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptChapter 4: Writing the Methods Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptOrganizing the Methods SectionComponents of the Methods SectionConcluding CommentsExercises: Writing Activities for Your Methods SectionAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Writing the Methods Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptChapter 5: Writing the Results Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptOrganizing a Mixed Methods Results SectionDecision Points When Writing Your Results SectionWriting the Results for the Reviewer/ReaderConcluding CommentsExercises: Writing Activities for Your Results SectionAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Writing the Results Section of an Empirical Mixed Method ManuscriptChapter 6: Writing the Discussion Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptOrganizing the Discussion SectionComponents of the Discussion SectionConcluding CommentsExercises: Activities for Writing Your Discussion SectionAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Writing the Discussion Section of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptChapter 7: Using Joint Displays in an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptUsing Joint Displays to Enhance IntegrationGeneral Guidelines for Developing Joint DisplaysUsing Joint Displays to Communicate the Integration of MethodsUsing Joint Displays to Communicate the Integration of Results: Side-by-Side DisplayConcluding CommentsExercises: Activities for Developing Your Joint DisplaysAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Using Joint Displays in an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptChapter 8: Writing the Title, Abstract, and Other Elements of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptWriting the Title for Your Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptWriting the Abstract for Your Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptOther Elements of Your Mixed Methods ManuscriptConcluding Comments and Final Words of AdviceExercises: Activities for Writing the Title, Abstract, and Other Elements of Your Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptAdditional ResourcesChecklist: Writing the Title, Abstract, and Other Elements of an Empirical Mixed Methods ManuscriptAppendixReferences