Finding Resources Search here for an overview of research methodologies and useful information about both quantitative and qualitative research designs.

General Guides to Research Methodology

• Ayiro, L. P. (2014). A functional approach to educational research methods and statistics: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press.
• Neuman, W. L. (2003). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
• Park, J., & Park, M. (2016). Qualitative versus quantitative research methods: Discovery or justification? Journal of Marketing Thought, 3(1), 1-7. doi:10.15577/jmt.2016.03.01.1
• Qualitative vs. Quantitative [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/2X-QSU6-hPUQuantitative
• Simon, M. K., & Francis, J. B. (2001). The dissertation and research cookbook from soup to nuts: A practical guide to help you start and complete your dissertation or research project. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
• Choosing Your Research Project - http://dissertationrecipes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Choosing-Your-Research-Project.pdf
• Research Methods Tutorials – http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Methodology_tutorial

Qualitative Research

• Ajjawi, R., & Higgs, J. (2007). Using hermeneutic phenomenology to investigate how experienced practitioners learn to communicate clinical reasoning. The Qualitative Report, 12(4), 612-638.  Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR12-4/ajjawi.pdf
• Bailey, L. F. (2014). The origin and success of qualitative research. International Journal of Market Research, 56(2), 167-184. doi:10.2501/IJMR-2014-013
• Banning, M., & Stafford M (2008). A hermeneutic phenomenological study of community nurses'CPD . British Journal of Community Nursing, 13(4), 178-182.
• Brown, L. (2008). Language and anxiety: An ethnographic study of international postgraduate students. Evaluation and Research in Education, 21(2), 75- 95. Retrieved from http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/4894/2/Language_and_anxiety_an_ethnographic_study_of_international_postgraduate_students.pdf
• Bryant, A., & Charmaz, K. (2012). Grounded theory and psychological research. In H. Cooper, P. M. Camic, D. L. Long, A. T. Panter, D. Rindskopf, K. J. Sher, ... K. J. Sher (Eds.), APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 2: Research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, neuropsychological, and biological (pp. 39-56). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13620-003
• Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five traditions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Family Health International (FHI). (n.d.).  Module 1: Qualitative research methods overview.  In Qualitative research methods: A data collector’s field guide.  Retrieved from  http://fhi360.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/Qualitative Research Methods - A Data Collector's Field Guide.pdf  
• Flood, A. (2010). Understanding phenomenology. Nurse Researcher, 17(2), 7-15.
• Flyvbjerg, B. (2006). Five misunderstandings about case-study research. Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219-245. Retrieved from http://vbn.aau.dk/files/3790172/BF_Qualitative_Inquiry_2006_vol__12_no__2_April_pp__219-245.pdf
• Giorgi, A. (2006). Concerning variations in the application of the phenomenological method. Humanistic Psychologist, 34(4), 305-319. doi: 10.1207/s15473333thp3404_2
• Giorgi, A. (2007). Concerning the phenomenological methods of Husserl and Heidegger. Collection du Cirp, 1, 63- 78. Retrieved from http://www.cirp.uqam.ca/documents%20pdf/Collection%20vol.%201/5.Giorgi.pdf
• Greckhamer, H. T., Koro-Ljungberg, M., Cilesiz, S., & Hayes, S. (2008). Demystifying interdisciplinary qualitative research. Qualitative Inquiry, 14, 307. (Access through Sage Journals)
• Hancock, B. (2002). Trent focus for research and development in primary health care: An introduction to qualitative research.  Retrieved from http://faculty.cbu.ca/pmacintyre/course_pages/MBA603/MBA603_files/IntroQualitativeResearch.pdf
• Heaton, J. (2004). Reworking qualitative data. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.
• Hoepfl, M. C. (1997).  Choosing qualitative research: A primer for technology education researchers.  Journal of Technology Education, 9(1).  Retrieved from http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/JTE/v9n1/hoepfl.html
• Humphrey, C., & Lee, B. (2004). The real life guide to accounting research: a behind-the-scenes view of using qualitative research methods. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.
• Johnson, J. S. (2015). Qualitative sales research: An exposition of grounded theory. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 262-273. doi:10.1080/08853134.2014.954581
• Learn Higher & MMU. (2008).  Analyse this!!! Learning to analyse qualitative data.  Retrieved from http://learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/main/qualitative.html
• Lindseth, A., & Norberg, A.  (2004). A phenomenological hermeneutical method for researching lived-experience.  Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 18, 145-153. 
• Liu, L. (2016). Using generic inductive approach in qualitative educational research: A case study analysis. Journal of Education and Learning, 5(2), 129-135.
• Meyrick, J. (2006).  What is good qualitative research? A first step towards a comprehensive approach to judging rigour/quality.  Journal of Health Psychology, 11 (5), 799-808.  Retrieved from http://www.hu.liu.se/larc/utbildning-information/scientific-methodology/course-literature-and-links/1.253570/What20is20good20qualitative20research.pdf
• Norlyk, A., & Harder, I. (2010). What makes a phenomenological study phenomenological? An analysis of peer-reviewed empirical nursing studies. Qualitative Health Research, 20(3), 420-431. (Access via Sage Journals)
• Nova Southeastern University, & Chenail, R. J. (2012).  The qualitative report: Qualitative research web sites.  Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/web.html
• Nova Southeastern University. (n.d.).  Qualitative research: The basics.  Retrieved from http://www.fischlerschool.nova.edu/Resources/uploads/app/35/files/ARC_Doc/qualitative_research_methods.pdf
• Ploeg, J. (1999).  Identifying the best research design to fit the question.  Part 2: qualitative designs.  Evidence Based Nursing, 2, 36-37.  Retrieved from http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/2/36.full
• Preissle, J. (2003).  Qual page: Resources for qualitative research.  Retrieved from University of Georgia’s Web site: http://www.qualitativeresearch.uga.edu/QualPage/
• QSR International. (n.d.). NVIVO data analysis home page. Retrieved from www.qsrinternational.com
• Richards, L. (2006). Handling qualitative data: A practical guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Rubin, H. J., & Rubin, I. S. (2005). Qualitative interviewing: The art of hearing data (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Ryan, F., Coughlan, M., & Cronin, P. (2007).  Step-by-step guide to critiquing research.  Part 2: qualitative research.  British Journal of Nursing, 16 (12), 738-744.  Retrieved from http://lancashirecare.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/2007-step-by-step-guide-to-critiquing-research-part-2-qualitative-research.pdf
• Saldana, J. (2011). Fundamentals of qualitative research. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Schostak, J. F. (2006). Interviewing and representation in qualitative research. Maidenhead, England: McGraw-Hill Education.
• Scott, K. W., & Howell, D. (2008). Clarifying analysis and interpretation in grounded theory: Using a conditional relationship guide and reflective coding matrix. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 7(2), 2-15. Retrieved from https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/article/view/1940/1363
• Seidman, I. (1998). Interviewing as qualitative research: A guide for researchers in education and the social sciences. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
• Shank, G. D. (2001) Qualitative research: A personal skills approach Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Skulmoski, G. J., Hartman, F. T., & Krahn, J. (2007). The Delphi method for graduate research. Journal of Information Technology Education, 6, 1-21.  Retrieved from http://www.jite.org/documents/Vol6/JITEv6p001-021Skulmoski212.pdf
• Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (2008). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (2nd ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Suddaby, R. (2006). From the editors: What grounded theory is not. Academy of Management Journal, 49(4), 633–642. Retrieved from http://www.idi.ntnu.no/grupper/su/publ/ese/suddaby-groundedtheory-ednote06.pdf    http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.159.6289&rep=rep1&type=pdf
• Taylor, S. J., & Bogdan, R. (1998). Introduction to qualitative research methods: A guidebook and resource (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Wiley.
• University of the West of England, Bristol. (2007). Qualitative analysis – What it is.  Retrieved from http://hsc.uwe.ac.uk/dataanalysis/qualWhat.asp
• Van Manen, M. (2011).  Phenomenology online.  Retrieved from http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/
• Watson, T., & de Bruin, G. P. (2007). Impact of cutaneous disease on the self-concept: An existential-phenomenological study of men and women with psoriasis. Dermatology Nursing, 19(4), 351-364.

Specific Qualitative Research Designs

Case Study

• Chapter 3: Method (Exploratory Case Study). http://bit.ly/2mkJPRl
• ChrissFlipp, (2014, February 21).Case study. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/FuG8AzK9GVQ
• Flyvbjerg, B. (2006). Five misunderstandings about case-study research. Qualitative Inquiry, 12(2), 219-245.
• Gerring, J. (2006). Case study research: Principles and practices. Leiden: Cambridge University Press.
• George, A. L., & Bennett, A. (2005). Case studies and theory development in the social sciences. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Houghton, C., Casey, D., Shaw, D., & Murphy, K. (2013). Rigour in qualitative case-study research. Nurse Researcher, 20(4), 12-17.
• Liu, L. (2016). Using generic inductive approach in qualitative educational research: A case study analysis. Journal of Education and Learning, 5(2), 129-135.
• Merriam, S. (1985). The case study in educational research: A review of selected literature. Journal of Educational Thought, 19(3), 204-217.
• Merriam, S. B. (1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
• Murakami, Y. (2013). Rethinking a case study method in educational research: A comparative analysis method in qualitative research. Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 7, 81-96.
• Snyder, C. (2012). A case study of a case study: Analysis of a robust qualitative research methodology. Qualitative Report, 17(13), 1-21.
• Tellis, W. (1997). Introduction to case study. The Qualitative Report, 3(2). Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html
• Tellis, W. (1997a). Application of a case study methodology. The Qualitative Report, 3(3). Retrieved from http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-3/tellis2.html
• Yin, R. (1994). Case study research: Design and methods (Vol. 5). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Yin, R. (2015). Case study research: Design and methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Yin, R. K (2003). Applications of case study research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Yin, R. (2004). The case study anthology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Yin, R. K. (2012). Case study methods. In H. Cooper, P. M. Camic, D. L. Long, A. T. Panter, D. Rindskopf, K. J. Sher, ... K. J. Sher (Eds.), APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 2: Research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, neuropsychological, and biological (pp. 141-155). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13620-009

Delphi Studies

• Chapter 3 Qualitative Workbook for a Delphi Study. http://bit.ly/2mu7gob
• Ashton, R. (1986). Combining the judgments of experts: How many and which ones? Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 38(3), 405 - 415.
• Amos, T., & Pearse, N. (2008) Pragmatic research design: an illustration for the use of the Delphi technique. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods 6(2), 95–102.
• Baker, J., Lovell, K. & Harris, N. (2006). How expert are the experts? An exploration of the concept of expert within Delphi panel techniques. Nurse Researcher 14(1), 59–70.
• DeMeyrick,J.(2003). The Delphi method and health research. Health Education 103(1), 7–16.
• Keeney, S., Hasson, F. & McKenna, H. P. (2006). Consulting the oracle: Ten lessons from using the Delphi technique in nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing 53(2), 1–8.
• Okoli, C. & Pawlowski, S. D. (2004). The Delphi method as a research tool: An example, design considerations and applications. Information and Management 42, 15–29.
• Yousuf, M. I. (2007). Using expert’s opinions through Delphi technique. Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation 12(4), 1–8.

Grounded Theory

• Bhal, K. T., & Leekha, N. D. (2008). Exploring cognitive moral logics using grounded theory: The case of software piracy. Journal of Business Ethics, 81, 635–646.
• Bryant, A., & Charmaz, K. (2012). Grounded theory and psychological research. In H. Cooper, P. M. Camic, D. L. Long, A. T. Panter, D. Rindskopf, K. J. Sher, ... K. J. Sher (Eds.), APA handbook of research methods in psychology, Vol 2: Research designs: Quantitative, qualitative, neuropsychological, and biological (pp. 39-56). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13620-003
• Charmaz, K. (2014). Constructing grounded theory: A practical guide through qualitative analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Chiovitti, R., & Piran, N. (2003). Rigour and grounded theory research. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 44(4), 427-435. (EBSCOhost databases)
• Cooper, R., Chenail, R. J., & Fleming, S. (2012). A grounded theory of inductive qualitative research education: Results of a meta-data-analysis. Qualitative Report, 17, 1-26.
• Glaser, B. (2009). The novice GT researcher. Grounded Theory Review, 8(2), 1-21. Retrieved from http://www.groundedtheoryreview.com
• Glaser, B. G. (2016). The grounded theory perspective: Its origins and growth. Grounded Theory Review, 15(1), 4-9.
• Glaser, B. G., & Strauss, A. L. (2012). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. New York, NY: Aldine de Gruyter.
• Goulding, C. (2006). Grounded theory: A practical guide for management, business and market researchers. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Goulding, C. (2005). Grounded theory: Ethnography and phenomenology. European Journal of Marketing, 39(3/4), 294-308.
• Johnson, J. S. (2015). Qualitative sales research: An exposition of grounded theory. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 35(3), 262-273. doi:10.1080/08853134.2014.954581
• Lewis, L. F. (2015). Putting 'quality' in qualitative research: A guide to grounded theory for mental health nurses. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 22(10), 821-828. doi:10.1111/jpm.12270
• McCallin, A. M. (2003). Research: Designing a grounded theory study: Some practicalities. Nursing in Critical Care, 8(5), 203-208. doi: 10.1046/j.1362-1017.2003.00033.x 11302018 (EBSCOHost)
• O’Reilly, K., Paper, D., & Marx, S. (2012). Demystifying grounded theory for business research. Organizational Research Methods, 15(2), 247-262. doi: 10.1177/1094428111434559 (Access via Sage Journals)
• Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (2015). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (Eds.). (1999). Grounded theory in practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Yu, C. H., Jannasch-Pennell, A., & DiGangi, S. (2011). Compatibility between text mining and qualitative research in the perspectives of grounded theory, content analysis, and reliability. Qualitative Report, 16(3), 730-744.

Phenomenology

• Chapter 3: Method (Phenomenological Study) http://bit.ly/2lpbYTc
• Donalek, J. G. (2004). Phenomenology as a qualitative research method. Urologic Nursing, 24(6), 516-517.
• Hermberg, K. (2006). Husserl's phenomenology: Knowledge, objectivity and others. London: Continuum.
• Hopkins, B. C. (2014). The philosophy of Husserl. Montreal [Quebec]: Routledge.
• Moustakas, C. (2009). Phenomenological research methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Van Manen, M. (2016). Researching lived experience: Human science for an action sensitive pedagogy. London, Ontario: Althouse Press.
• Welton, D. (Ed.). (2003). The new Husserl: A critical reader. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
• Zahavi, D. (2003). Husserl’s Phenomenology. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
• Tutorial on Phenomenological Research - http://www.phenomenologyonline.com/inquiry/orientations-in-phenomenology/

Quantitative Research Methods

• Chapter 3 Quantitative Workbook for Comparative/Ex Post Facto Study http://bit.ly/2leyKfP
• Barnham, C. (2015). Quantitative and qualitative research. International Journal of Market Research, 57(6), 837-854. doi:10.2501/IJMR-2015-070
• Campbell, R., Gregory, K. A., Patterson, D., & Bybee, D. (2012). Integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches: An example of mixed methods research. In L. Jason, D. Glenwick, L. Jason, D. Glenwick (Eds.), Methodological approaches to community-based research (pp. 51-68). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13492-004
• Cengage Learning. (2005). Research methods workshops.  Retrieved from http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/resch_wrk.html
• Cengage Learning. (2005). Statistics workshops.  Retrieved from http://www.wadsworth.com/psychology_d/templates/student_resources/workshops/stats_wrk.html
• Cooper, D. R., & Schindler, P. S. (2002). Business research methods (8th ed.). Boston, MA:
• Coughlan, M., Cronin, P., & Ryan, F. (2007).  Step-by-step guide to critiquing research.  Part 1: quantitative research.  British Journal of Nursing, 16(11), 658-663. 
• Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Creswell, J. W. (2015). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill.
• Doucerain, M., Vargas, S., & Ryder, A. G. (2016). Mixed-methods research: Integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches to the psychological study of culture. In N. Zane, G. Bernal, F. L. Leong, N. Zane, G. Bernal, F. L. Leong (Eds.), Evidence-based psychological practice with ethnic minorities: Culturally informed research and clinical strategies (pp. 147-167). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/14940-008
• Easton, V. J., & McColl, J. H. (1997).  STEPS: Statistics glossary v1.1.  Retrieved from http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/steps/glossary/index.html
• ETR Associates (2012).  Quantitative research design.  Retrieved from National Service-Learning Clearinghouse’s Web site: http://csl.iupui.edu/doc/service-learning-research-primer.pdf
• Gorard, S., & Taylor, C. (2011). Combining methods in educational and social research. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education.
• Hand, D. J. (2010). Statistics: A very short introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press McGraw-Hill: Irwin.
• Learn Higher & MMU (2008).  Analyse this!!! Learning to analyse quantitative data.  Retrieved from http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/analysethis/main/quantitative.html
• Neuman, W. L., Plano Clark, V. L., Lane, D., & Roberts, C. (2004). School of Advanced Studies research and statistics guidebook. Boston, MA: Pearson Custom.
• Nova Southeastern University. (n.d.).  Quantitative research methods.  Retrieved from http://www.fischlerschool.nova.edu/Resources/uploads/app/35/files/ARC_Doc/quantitative_research_methods.pdf
• Onen, D. (2016). Appropriate Conceptualisation: The foundation of any solid quantitative research. Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods, 14(1), 28-38.
• Ouyang, R. (1996).  Basic inquiry of quantitative research.  Retrieved from Kennesaw State University’s Web site: http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~rouyang/ED-research/topics.htm
• Pelosi, M. K., Sandifer, T. M., & Sekaran, U. (2001). Research and evaluation for business. New York, NY: John Wiley.
• Roberts, J. & Dicenso, A. (1999).  Identifying the best research design to fit the question.  Part 1: quantitative designs.  Evidence Based Nursing, 2, 4-6.  Retrieved from http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/1/4.full
• Rumsey, D. (2016). Statistics for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
• Salkind, N. J. (2016). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Shadish, W., Cook, T., & Campbell, D. (2015). Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
• Stephens, L. J. (2004). Advanced statistics demystified. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Stone-Romero, E. F. (2011). Research strategies in industrial and organizational psychology: Nonexperimental, quasi-experimental, and randomized experimental research in special purpose and nonspecial purpose settings. In S. Zedeck, S. Zedeck (Eds.), APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology, Vol 1: Building and developing the organization (pp. 37-72). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/12169-002
• Trochim, W. M. K. (2006).  Research methods Knowledge base.  Retrieved from http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/index.php

Correlational Study

• Chapter 3 Quantitative Workbook for a Correlational Study http://bit.ly/2loXp2c

Mixed Methods

• Archibald, M. M., Radil, A. I., Xiaozhou, Z., & Hanson, W. E. (2015). Current Mixed Methods Practices in Qualitative Research: A Content Analysis of Leading Journals. International Journal Of Qualitative Methods, 14(2), 5-33.
• Badiee, M., Wang, S. C., & Creswell, J. W. (2012). Designing community-based mixed methods research. In D. K. Nagata, L. Kohn-Wood, L. A. Suzuki, D. K. Nagata, L. Kohn-Wood, L. A. Suzuki (Eds.), Qualitative strategies for ethnocultural research (pp. 41-59). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/13742-003
• Benz, C. R., & Newman, I. (2008). Mixed methods research: exploring the interactive continuum. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press.
• Brewer, J., & Hunter, A. (2005). Foundations of multimethod research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
• Caruth, G. D. (2013). Demystifying mixed methods research design: A review of the literature. Online Submission.  (ERIC document – Available in Library)
• Cresswell, J. W. & Plano Clark, V. L. (2017). Designing and conducting mixed methods research (3rd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage.
• Creswell, J. W. (2014) Research design: Qualitative & quantitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
• Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2007). Designing and conducting mixed methods research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Hancock, G. R., & Harring, J. (2012). Advances in longitudinal methods in the social and behavioral sciences. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
• Johnson, R. B., & Onwuegbuzie, A. J. (2004, October). Mixed methods research: A research paradigm whose time has come. Educational Researcher, 33(7), 14. (Access via Sage Journals)
• Kroll, T. (2011). Designing mixed methods studies in health-related research with people with disabilities. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 5(1), 64-75. doi:10.5172/mra.2011.5.1.64
• Mason, P., Augustyn, M., & Seakhoa-King, A. (2010). Exploratory study in tourism: Designing an initial, qualitative phase of sequenced, mixed methods research. International Journal of Tourism Research, 12(5), 432-448.
• Niglas, K. (April 2009). How the novice researcher can make sense of mixed methods designs.  International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 3(1), 34-47.
• Sale, J. E. M., Lohfeld, L. H., & Brazil, K. (2002). Revisiting the quantitative-qualitative debate: Implications for mixed-methods research. Quality & Quantity, 36, 43-53.
• Schmitt, M. (2006). Conceptual, theoretical, and historical foundations of multimethod assessment. In M. Eid, E. Diener, M. Eid, E. Diener (Eds.), Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology (pp. 9-25). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/11383-002
• Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (2003). The past and future of mixed methods research: From data triangulation to mixed model designs. In A. Tashakkori & C. Teddlie (Eds.), Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research (pp. 671-701). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Tashakkori, A., & Teddlie, C. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of mixed methods in social and behavioral research. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.