Creswell_Research_Design_ Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 2018 5th Ed

quantitative and qualitative data. As a complex design, these frameworks span the entire mixed methods
study. The framework can be, for example, a feminist theory or a racial theory. It might also be a
participatory theory of the involvement of stakeholders in many aspects of the mixed methods study
(Ivankova, 2015), although it could be debated as to whether participatory action research exists in a
study as a conceptual framework or as methodological procedures. This aside, in addition to seeing the
strong placement of this theory in the study, we can also identify one or more of the core designs
operating. Within a feminist mixed methods study, for example, we can see both the flow of the theory
into many aspects of the project (e.g., informing the problem, shaping the research questions,
highlighting the outcomes) as well as an embedded core design such as an explanatory sequential design
where an initial survey is followed by one-on-one interviews. In Figure 10.4, we see this type of core
design embedded within a participatory-social justice framework. This is a study discussing the
transition of homeless individuals from a hospital to a shelter (Greysen, 2012). The element that makes
this study participatory research is the substantial involvement of community personnel in many aspects
of the study. What makes the project mixed methods is the collection and analysis of both quantitative
and qualitative data. As shown in Figure 10.4, we see that multiple core designs were embedded within
the study. An exploratory sequential core design connected identifying the research priorities and
developing a survey. Then, the data collection and analysis portrayed a convergent design with the
combination of themes and statistical results.
Figure 10.3 Mixed Methods Case Study Design
Figure 10.4 Mixed Methods Participatory-Social Justice Design
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