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Item 1

Mixed methods research designs refer to a set of designs that purposively mix or integrate both qualitative data and quantitative data. As with quantitative research and qualitative research, the choice to use mixed methods research is influenced by the researcher’s philosophical orientation.

This Competency’s readings provided an overview of various types of mixed methods research designs. The selection of the most appropriate mixed design is guided by the study’s purpose and research questions and/or hypotheses. The choice of design links the research questions and/or hypotheses to the data that will be collected achieving alignment among research components.

In this question, you will explore the basics of mixed methods research designs, calling upon your growing understanding of both quantitative and qualitative research. With these thoughts in mind:

  • Submit your response to the question: To what extent is mixed methods research simply taking a quantitative design and a qualitative design and putting them together?
  • Explain the types of research questions best served by mixed methods research.
  • Explain one strength and one limitation of mixed methods research.
  • Identify a potential ethical issue in mixed methods research, and explain how it might influence design decisions.
  • Provide a rationale for or against the utility of mixed methods research in your discipline.

Item 2

For this question, you will submit the annotation of a mixed methods research article on a topic of your interest. An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on, the source topic.

An Annotated Bibliography is a document containing selected sources accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation for your own future research, an Annotated Bibliography provides a background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a dissertation.

  • Use a library databases to search for a mixed methods research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
  • Before you read the full article and begin your annotation, locate the methodology section in the article to be sure that the article describes a mixed methods study.
  • Annotate one mixed methods research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.
  • Provide the reference list entry for this article in APA style followed by a 3-paragraph annotation that includes:
    • A summary
    • An analysis
    • An application as illustrated in this example
  • Format your annotation in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. A separate Reference page is not needed for this assignment.