Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read the instructor guidance, the mixed methods section of Chapter 7 and all of Chapter 10 in the Creswell and Creswell text, and Chapter 2: Formulating Questions, Conducting a Literature Review, Sampling Design, and the Centrality of Ethics in Mixed Methods Research of the Hesse-Biber ebook. Your instructor will post an announcement with the reference for the mixed methods research study you will discuss and critique in this discussion.
In your initial post, consider the following:
- What is the research question? Does the research question clearly call for both qualitative and quantitative methods?
- Which type of mixed methods research design was used?
- What procedures were used to recruit participants for the quantitative sample and the qualitative sample? Were the sample sizes appropriate? Why or why not?
- What ethical considerations were mentioned in the research report? What applicable ethical considerations can you think of that were not mentioned by the researchers?
- Would you have designed the study differently after evaluating how well the researchers carried out each part of the study? If so, how?
- This week you will discuss and critique the article: The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: A multi-method study.Messineo, L., Seta, L., & Allegra, M. (2021). The relationship between empathy and altruistic motivations in nursing studies: A multi-method study. BMC Nursing, 20, 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00620-4Links to an external site.Links to an external site.Remember that the topic is Motivation and the method employed in the article is mixed-methods.
Textbook: Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2023). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (6th ed.). SAGE.
- Chapter 7: Research Questions and Hypotheses
- Mixed Methods Research Questions and Hypotheses (pp. 150-155)
- Chapter 10: Mixed Methods Procedures
