Multiple Perspectives on Mixing Methods: A Review of Bergman’s Advances in Mixed Methods Research: Theory and Applications

Authors

Nisaratana Sangasubana, Nova Southern UniversityFollow

Abstract

More books on mixed methods research have been published recently. One notable contribution to this growing body of work is Bergman’s 2008 Advances in Mixed Methods Research: Theories and Applications. This edited work features contributions by different researchers and addresses a myriad of issues ranging from the need to re-conceptualize the paradigmatic differences between qualitative and quantitative approaches to methodological issues and challenges. This book should prove useful to researchers and graduate students interested in mixed methods designs.

Keywords

Key Words: Mixed Methods Design, Mixed Methodology, Mixed Methods Research, Methodological Issues

Author Bio(s)

Dr. Sangasubana received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Social and Administrative Sciences in Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy in 2007 as assistant professor in the Sociobehavioral & Administrative Pharmacy department. She teaches pharmacy students and is the course coordinator for Social and Behavioral Pharmacy. Dr. Sangasubana’s primary research interest is focused on examining perceptions and behaviors in Over-theCounter (OTC) medication use among different patient populations (e.g., the elderly, college students, etc.). She is also interested in designing and implementing educational interventions to improve the provision of pharmaceutical care services to patients. She is currently testing the efficacy of a pharmacy-based educational intervention to enhance consumers' generic OTC knowledge, self-efficacy and use. She can be contacted at Sociobehavioral & Administrative Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy, 3200 South University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324; Phone: (954) 262- 1332; Email: sangasub@nova.edu

Publication Date

8-17-2009

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2009.2848

Recommended APA Citation

Sangasubana, N. (2009). Multiple Perspectives on Mixing Methods: A Review of Bergman’s Advances in Mixed Methods Research: Theory and Applications. The Qualitative Report, 14(3), 194-196. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2009.2848

Comments

Original volume and issue number from The Qualitative Weekly, an offshoot publication of The Qualitative Report which has been folded into the primary journal: Volume 2, Issue 33