Basic and Advanced Mixed Methods Analytical Strategies (Online)

REGISTER HERE Registration will close at 12:01am 9/9/24. No late registrations will be accepted.

This one-day course will be offered online only. Attendance is required – this course will not be recorded.

There is a wide variety of ways that researchers have mixed qualitative and quantitative data and/or findings in mixed methods research, including during data collection, analysis, and reporting. In this short course, author of three textbooks that prioritize the role of qualitative methods in mixed methods research, Professor Elizabeth G. Creamer introduces mixed analysis and four core strategies that can be used to mix data from different sources during analysis. Participants can benefit from this workshop without much prior exposure to mixed methods research.

Those completing the short course will be able to:

1. Identify different strategies to mix data or findings from different sources during analysis.
2. Transform data by qualitizing quantitative data.
3. Merge data by generating blended or mixed themes.
4. Partner mixed method with a qualitative methodology like grounded theory or case study in ways that leverage foundational assumptions of each.
5. Construct a joint display to generate theoretical insight.
6. Effectively report the results of mixed analysis.

This course will count as 6.0 CSS short course hours.

Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Creamer

Dr. Elizabeth G. Creamer is professor emerita from the Educational Research and Evaluation Program in the School of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her educational background spans the humanities and education as she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education at Northwestern University, a master’s degree in English and Reading Instruction at Colorado State University, and a doctorate in education from Virginia Tech. Over the course of her 35+-year career as both an academic and an administrator, Creamer authored 4 books or monographs, 145 journal articles and book chapters, and more that 100 conference presentations and workshops, including in many international venues. Creamer is the authors of two textbooks and a third that is in progress: An Introduction to Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research with SAGE in 2018 and Advancing Grounded Theory with Mixed Methods published in August 2021 by Routledge/Francis and Taylor. Her newest writing project involves a book to appear in 2024, Leveraging Visual Displays in Qualitative Mixed Method Research.

Registration fees:

• UNC Chapel Hill Students: $0, with a $35 deposit to hold your spot (deposit is refundable upon your attendance for at least 66% of the course)
• UNC Chapel Hill Faculty/Staff/Postdoc/Resident/Visiting Scholars: $80
• University (Non UNC Chapel Hill) Student/Employee (must have active university email): $105
• Government/Non-Profit/Corporate: $130

Additional course information:

• Cancellation/ Refund Policy: A full refund will be given to those who cancel their registration no later than 10 days prior to the course. If you cancel within the 10 days prior to the class, no refund will be given. Please allow 30 days to receive your refund.
• Zoom link for those attending online will be sent prior to the course. Registration must be made at least 3 days prior to the course date to receive the Zoom link.

 

For questions regarding this class, please contact Jill Stevens at jill_stevens@unc.edu