led by Dr Helen Packwood, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Nissa Finney, University of St Andrews
This workshop will examine how we integrate different forms of knowledge in social science research, with particular emphasis on the integration of small and large scale (qualitative and quantitative) approaches and data. It will begin by asking fundamental questions such as: What is mixed methods research? Why undertake mixed methods research? What are the opportunities and challenges with integrating different forms of data? Where should I begin? How do I write up mixed methods work? After consideration of the theory and foundations of mixed methods research, we will reflect on real-world case study examples in discussion groups.
This workshop is designed to support doctoral students who are undertaking a mixed methods project but is open to anyone interested in an introduction to mixed methods research.
This interactive workshop will introduce the theory and practice of mixed methods research using discussion, group work and input from the front.