On Mixed Methods: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research

by Robert Calfee and Melanie Sperling

Book Overview

This book examines the use of mixed methods for conducting language and literacy research and defines how and why this approach is successful for solving problems and clarifying issues that researchers encounter. Using research findings, the authors explore how an intermingling of multiple methods expands the possibilities of observation and interpretation and, ultimately leading to a more robust validity and deeper understanding. Mixed methods...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080775093X
• ISBN13: 9780807750933
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.2"