Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research in the Health Sciences

• Acknowledgement
• Introduction and Background
• The Need for Best Practices
• The Nature and Design of Mixed Methods Research
• Teamwork, Infrastructure, Resources, and Training for Mixed Methods Research
• Developing an R Series Plan that Incorporates Mixed Methods Research
• Beyond the R Series - High-Quality Mixed Methods Activities in Successful Fellowship, Career, Training, and Center Grant Applications
• Reviewing Mixed Methods Applications
• Overall Recommendations
• Appendix A. NIH Working Group on Developing Best Practices for Mixed Methods Research
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BEST PRACTICES FOR MIXED METHODS RESEARCH IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
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Commissioned by the

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Helen I. Meissner, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

By

John W. Creswell, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ann Carroll Klassen, Ph.D., Drexel University
Vicki L. Plano Clark, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Katherine Clegg Smith, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

With the Assistance of a Specially Appointed Working Group


Suggested citation:
Creswell JW, Klassen AC, Plano Clark VL, Smith KC for the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Best practices for mixed methods research in the health sciences. August 2011. National Institutes of Health. Date retrieved. http://obssr.od.nih.gov/mixed_methods_research