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Detecting Low Incidents Effects: The Value of Mixed Methods Research Design in Low-N Studies
Midwestern Educational Researcher
  • Isadore Newman, Florida International University
  • Carolyn Ridenour, University of Dayton
  • Carole Newman, Florida International University
  • Shannon Smith, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • Russell C. Brown, Cleveland Public Schools
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract

Many important educational situations such as traumatic brain injury among preschoolers, school gun violence, preadolescent eating disorders, and adolescent suicide happen relatively infrequently. In this article, the authors explain why mixed methods research designs offer more meaningful empirical results than do qualitative or quantitative designs alone when asking research questions about low incident situations. The authors present and explain three mixed methods models applicable to low incidents situations.

Inclusive pages
31-46
ISBN/ISSN
1056-3997
Document Version
Published Version
Comments

This document is provided for download in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.

Publisher
Mid-Western Educational Researcher
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Citation Information
Isadore Newman, Carolyn Ridenour, Carole Newman, Shannon Smith, et al.. "Detecting Low Incidents Effects: The Value of Mixed Methods Research Design in Low-N Studies" Midwestern Educational Researcher Vol. 25 Iss. 4 (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carolyn_ridenour/15/