Secondary Data in Mixed Methods Research

Daphne C. Watkins is a professor of social work and a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan. She became interested in mixed methods research during her quest to uncover the “voices behind the numbers” as a doctoral student. Professor Watkins has taught research methods to health and human service professionals for more than two decades. After noticing the lack of post-graduate research training, Professor Watkins developed the first Certificate Program in Mixed Methods Research at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. The certificate program -- designed for researchers and practitioners interested in doing mixed methods research in practice settings -- was the motivation behind her first book Mixed Methods Research (2015, Oxford University Press) for the Pocket Guides to Social Work Research Methods Series. In addition to developing culturally-appropriate strategies for conducting mixed methods, Professor Watkins developed the Rigorous and Accelerated Data Reduction (RADaR) technique, an individual and team-based approach to organizing, coding, and analyzing qualitative data. Professor Watkins is particularly interested in using secondary data in mixed methods research and has been awarded grants that address health disparities and achieve health equity. Professor Watkins is the founding director of the Gender and Health Research (GendHR) Lab and the award-winning Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Project, which leverages technology to provide mental health education and social support for young Black men. She currently directs the Vivian A. and James L. Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training at the University of Michigan.

Very interesting book for MMR researchers.

• Series Editors’ IntroductionPrefaceHow This Book Came to BeNecessity Is the Mother of InventionWhat This Book CoversHow Readers Can Use This BookAudiences for This BookPedagogical FeaturesStructure of the BookAcknowledgmentsList of Figures, Tables, and Case StudiesAbout the AuthorPART I • AN INTRODUCTION TO SECONDARY DATA IN MIXED METHODS RESEARCHChapter 1 • The Science of Secondary DataImagineThe Science of Secondary DataThe Epistemology of Secondary DataTypes of Secondary DataScientific Developments With Secondary DataChapter 2 • Using Secondary Data in Mixed MethodsImagineThe Knowledge-Level Continuum as a Roadmap for Mixed MethodsWhat Is Required to Do Mixed Methods With Secondary Data?Secondary Data in Mixed Methods: Three Reasons WhyExamples for How Mixed Methods Could Benefit From Secondary DataMixed Methods Solo, Semi-Solo, and With a TeamChapter 3 • Evaluating Secondary Data for Mixed MethodsImagineThe Life Cycle of Research Data and a Place for Secondary DataThree Considerations When Selecting Secondary Qualitative and Quantitative DataTen Questions When Evaluating a Secondary Qualitative or Quantitative Data SourceApplying the Ten Questions to Secondary DataPART II • DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS WITH SECONDARY DATAChapter 4 • Convergent Design With Secondary DataImagineFeatures of the Convergent DesignBringing Secondary Data Into the Convergent DesignPlanning and Implementing a Convergent Design With Secondary DataChallenges (and Solutions) When Using Secondary Data in the Convergent DesignChapter 5 • Exploratory Sequential Design With Secondary DataImagineFeatures of the Exploratory Sequential DesignBringing Secondary Data Into the Exploratory Sequential DesignPlanning and Implementing an Exploratory Sequential Design With Secondary DataChallenges (and Solutions) When Using Secondary Data in the Exploratory Sequential DesignChapter 6 • Explanatory Sequential Design With Secondary DataImagineFeatures of an Explanatory Sequential DesignBringing Secondary Data Into the Explanatory Sequential DesignPlanning and Implementing an Explanatory Sequential Design With Secondary DataChallenges (and Solutions) When Using Secondary Data in the Explanatory Sequential DesignChapter 7 • Complex Applications of the Core Designs With Secondary DataImagineFeatures of a Complex DesignBringing Secondary Data Into Complex DesignsCase Studies of Complex Mixed Methods Designs With Secondary DataChallenge (and Solution) When Using Secondary Data in Complex DesignsPART III • WRITING MIXED METHODS WITH SECONDARY DATA: BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTERChapter 8 • Early-Stage and Active Project Writing for Mixed Methods With Secondary DataImagineEarly-Stage and Active Project Writing: DefinedExamples of Early-Stage WritingExamples of Active Project WritingTips to Maximize Early-Stage and Active Project WritingChapter 9 • Reporting Mixed Methods With Secondary DataImagineReporting Mixed Methods With Secondary DataProject Deliverables for Mixed Methods With Secondary DataChallenges When Reporting Mixed Methods With Secondary DataTips for Reporting Mixed Methods With Secondary DataGlossaryReferences