Description
Product ID: | 9781452276625 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | Mixed Methods for Policy Research and Program Evaluation |
Authors: | Author: Carolyn J. Heinrich, Patricia E. Burch |
Page Count: | 232 |
Subjects: | Research methods: general, Research methods: general |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This text presents students, researchers and policy makers in the social sciences with the tools for undertaking mixed-methods research for policy research and programme evaluation, from design, through data collection and dissemination. This practical text equips students, researchers, and policymakers in the social sciences with the tools they need for applying mixed methods in policy research and program evaluation, from design, through data collection, and dissemination. Emphasizing the “how-to”—the set of conceptual and active tasks carried out by mixed methods researchers—the book is illustrated with rich case studies from the authors’ own research projects in education and public policy. These examples help readers identify and explain policy and program impacts and better understand the “why” and “how” of observed effects. Throughout the book, the authors describe challenges that both beginners and advanced scholars are likely to encounter when doing mixed methods research and recommend practical tools available to address them. |
Imprint Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-04-30 |