Mixed Methods Applications in Action Research

Nataliya Ivankova, PhD, MPH, is professor in the Department of Health Services Administration with a dual appointment in the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is an applied methodologist working at the intersection of mixed methods, qualitative, community-based, and translational research. She has developed a methodological framework for a sequential quantitative to qualitative mixed methods design that was used in this study. She teaches courses in mixed methods and qualitative research, mentors doctoral students and junior faculty, and serves as a lead methodologist on funded projects. She also directs a graduate certificate program in Applications of Mixed Methods Research. She is a founding co-editor of the Mixed Methods Research Series with SAGE Publishing and is an associate editor for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research and a qualitative research editor for the American Journal of Health Behavior.

"This author has created what I believe to be a very important body of knowledge and has absolutely moved the topic in a manner that reflects current ways of thinking about research in the 21st century. The research applications presented in the textbook chapters help to make mixed method action research doable in areas that may not be reflected in previous thinking or past instructional methods for teaching research methodology."

• Part I: Applying Mixed Methods in Action ResearchChapter 1: Introducing Mixed Methods ResearchDefinitions of Mixed Methods ResearchExample of a Mixed Methods Research StudyRationales for Using Mixed Methods ResearchEvolution of Mixed Methods ResearchCurrent Status of Mixed Methods ResearchPhilosophical Foundation of Mixed Methods ResearchMethodological Characteristics of Mixed Methods ResearchChapter 2: Introducing Action ResearchDefinitions of Action ResearchEssentials Features of Action ResearchExample of an Action Research StudyConceptual Models of Action ResearchMethodological Characteristics of Action ResearchChapter 3: Applying Mixed Methods in Action ResearchConnecting Mixed Methods and Action ResearchAdvantages of Applying Mixed Methods in Action ResearchApplication of Mixed Methods in Action ResearchExamples of Five MMAR StudiesPart II: Designing and Conducting a Mixed Methods Action Research StudyChapter 4: Conceptualizing a Mixed Methods Action Research StudySteps in an MMAR StudyConceptualizing an MMAR StudyChapter 5: Designing a Mixed Methods Action Research StudyCurrent Mixed Methods Design TypologiesTypology of MMAR Study DesignsBasic MMAR Study DesignsChapter 6: Planning Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in a Mixed Methods Action Research StudyIntegration or Mixing of Quantitative and Qualitative MethodsIntegrating Quantitative and Qualitative MMAR Study DesignsDeveloping Study Purpose and Research Questions for Reconnaissance and Evaluation Phases of an MMAR StudyVisual Presentation of MMAR Study ProceduresExamples of Visual Diagrams in MMAR Study DesignsChapter 7: Sampling and Collecting Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research StudySampling in an MMAR StudySampling Schemes for MMAR Study DesignsData Collection in an MMAR StudyChapter 8: Analyzing Data in a Mixed Methods Action Research StudyAnalyzing Quantitative Data in an MMAR StudyAnalyzing Qualitative Data in an MMAR StudyMixed Methods Data Analysis in an MMAR StudyChapter 9: Assessing Quality of a Mixed Methods Action Research StudyAssessing Reliability and Validity of Quantitative Data and Their Interpretation in an MMAR StudyAssessing Trustworthiness of Qualitative Data and Their Interpretation in an MMAR StudyAddressing Quality Considerations Related to Action ResearchAssessing Quality in an MMAR StudyPart III: Using Mixed Methods Inferences to Inform Community ActionChapter 10: Planning and Implementing Action Using Mixed Methods Action Research Study InferencesUsing Meta-Inferences to Inform Action/Intervention in an MMAR StudyDeveloping and Implementing Action/Intervention in an MMAR StudyEvaluating and Monitoring Action/Intervention in an MMAR StudyDisseminating MMAR Study ResultsDeveloping a Proposal for an MMAR Study