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Administering Quantitative Instruments With Qualitative Interviews: A Mixed Research Approach
Author(s) -
Frels Rebecca K.,
Onwuegbuzie Anthony J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00085.x
Subject(s) - qualitative research , normative , qualitative property , psychology , multimethodology , qualitative analysis , scale (ratio) , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , sociology , epistemology , mathematics education , social science , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning
The authors demonstrate how collecting quantitative data via psychometrically sound quantitative instruments during the qualitative interview process enhances interpretations by helping researchers better contextualize qualitative findings, specifically through qualitative dominant crossover mixed analyses. They provide an example of this strategy, whereby a baseline was established using a quantitative scale and normative data to help interpret qualitative interviews, resulting in what they call a mixed methods interview. Philosophical and practical implications are discussed.