{"id":489,"date":"2019-07-04T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T20:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/?page_id=489"},"modified":"2019-07-07T19:24:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T02:24:23","slug":"strengths-and-challenges-mixed-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-1\/strengths-and-challenges-of-different-approaches\/strengths-and-challenges-mixed-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengths and Challenges: Mixed Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Brief Description:<\/h5>\n<p>Mixed methods are employed when you use multiple methods to collect your data.<\/p>\n<p>For more on mixed methods you can jump ahead to <a href=\"http:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-3-collecting-data\/mixed-or-multi-methods\/\">Chapter 3: Collecting data \u2013Mixed or Multi Methods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>Strengths:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Allows you to verify findings across different data collection methods.<\/li>\n<li>Allows you to collect both generalizable data from a broad population and also richer data from a subgroup.<\/li>\n<li>Allows you to identify themes using one approach and then explore those themes via a different approach.<\/li>\n<li>Increases the trustworthiness of your data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Challenges:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Adds complexity to your research design.<\/li>\n<li>Adds time to the process \u2013 may not work if a quick turnaround is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Knowledge Self Test:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think of an issue for which you&#8217;d like to learn more about what the public thinks or feels. Which method would you use to consult the public on this issue, and why? There are probably many different &#8220;right&#8221; answers to this question &#8211; your choice will depend on the data you want to collect, the amount of time you have to analyze it, and the public that you will be working with.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Congratulations, you&#8217;ve made it to the end of Chapter 1!<\/p>\n<h6>&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-2\/\">Next: Chapter 2: Conducting Research<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/chapter-1\/strengths-and-challenges-of-different-approaches\/\">&lt;&lt; Back to Strengths and Challenges<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/communication-in-the-public-interest-resources\/methods\/\">&lt;&lt;&lt;Back to Table of Contents<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brief Description: Mixed methods are employed when you use multiple methods to collect your data. For more on mixed methods you can jump ahead to Chapter 3: Collecting data \u2013Mixed or Multi Methods. Strengths: Allows you to verify findings across different data collection methods. Allows you to collect both generalizable data from a broad population [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":184,"featured_media":0,"parent":446,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/184"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":680,"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/489\/revisions\/680"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webspace.royalroads.ca\/jhodson\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}