Migration Studies: Research Issues (Videos and Podcasts)

This highly regarded text present a comprehensive and balanced introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research, emphasizing the benefits of combining various approaches. Dozens of new examples from actual research studies help illustrate concepts and methods.

Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research offers a practical, how-to guide for designing a mixed methods study. The text presents examples from actual, published mixed methods studies drawn across the social, behavioral, health, and education disciplines; incorporates activities and exercises for classroom use or for use by the researcher in preparing designs; contains a full glossary of terms for quick reference or as a study tool; illustrates designs using visual diagrams and flowcharts; and, goes through the entire research process (formulating questions, designing, collecting, interpreting, etc.) using four major types of mixed methods designs. While much has been written about mixed methods from a conceptual and theoretical approach, this is the first book to deliver practical guidance about how to design a mixed method study.