On Mixed Methods: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research

ISBN-13: 9780807750933 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 111 str.

Robert Calfee; Melanie Sperling

Opis

This book examines the use of mixed methods for conducting language and literacy research, defining how and why this approach is successful for solving problems and clarifying issues that researchers encounter. Using research findings, the authors explore how an intermingling of multiple methods expands the possibilities of observation and interpretation and, ultimately, leads to more robust validity and deeper understanding. Mixed methods approaches address the challenges of our contemporary language and literacy environment, with its increasing student diversity and technological advances. This new volume in the NCRLL Collection builds bridges between quantitative and qualitative research, highlighting the conceptual similarities and offering a practical guide to researchers.