Mixed Methodology in Data Collection and Analysis: A Case from Disability Services
Asil Ali Özdoğru
Mixed methods are utilized to increase reliability and validity of any research and evaluation project. In this study, a case from developmental disabilities field is exemplified in order to present the practical efficacy of mixed methods in addressing special needs of participants and different qualities of survey data. The purpose of survey and the characteristics of population were influential factors in calling for a pragmatic research orientation. Use of mixed methods and model allowed researchers to obtain more useful information from people with special needs and more valid inferences from the collected data.
Keywords: Mixed methods, disability research, triangulation, case analysis
Citation: Özdoğru, A. A. (2006). Mixed methodology in data collection and analysis: A case from disability services. In E. Reinhard, T. Bidjerano, & A. Passa (Eds.), Proceedings of the twentieth annual Edward F. Kelly evaluation conference (pp. 51–57). Albany, NY: Evaluation Consortium.
Asil Ali Özdoğru
Keywords: Mixed methods, disability research, triangulation, case analysis
Citation: Özdoğru, A. A. (2006). Mixed methodology in data collection and analysis: A case from disability services. In E. Reinhard, T. Bidjerano, & A. Passa (Eds.), Proceedings of the twentieth annual Edward F. Kelly evaluation conference (pp. 51–57). Albany, NY: Evaluation Consortium.
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