Mixed Methods Research Outside the Box

Joseph A. Maxwell is a Professor (Emeritus) in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University, where he taught courses on qualitative and mixed methods research. He is the author of Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (3rd ed.; SAGE, 2013), A Realist Approach for Qualitative Research (SAGE, 2012), and papers on qualitative and mixed methods research, program evaluation, sociocultural theory, Native American societies, and medical education. He has a PhD in anthropology from the University of Chicago

 Preface About the Author Chapter 1: The Early History of Mixed Methods Research Early History of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods The Emergence of Explicit Discussion of Integration of Methods Further Development of Integration in the Mid-20th Century Implications for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 2: The "Silo Problem" in Recent Mixed Methods Research Design-Based Research Process Tracing in Political Science Variationist Sociolinguistics Implications Chapter 3: Philosophical Stances for Mixed Methods Research Chapter 4: Mixed Methods Research Design Early History of Design Integration The "Paradigm Wars" and the Explicit Emergence of "Mixed Methods" Designs Implications for Designing Mixed Methods Research Chapter 5: Validity in Mixed Methods Research Description Meaning/Interpretation Explanation Construct Validity and Internal Validity Statistical Conclusion Validity and External Validity Evidence Chapter 6: The Complementarity of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Understanding Causation Meaning Context Process Chapter 7: The Complementarity of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Addressing Generalization Chapter 8: Conclusion References Index