Evaluation-focused Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods
Evaluation-focused explanatory sequential mixed methods is a two-phase research design in which a quantitative evaluation phase — typically measuring program outcomes, treatment effects, or performance indicators — is conducted first and then followed by a qualitative phase specifically designed to explain, contextualise, or interpret the quantitative findings. The design is widely used in program evaluation, policy research, and educational assessment where numbers reveal what happened but qualitative data reveal why.
Source record
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- Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. · ISBN 978-1483344379
- Plano Clark, V. L., & Ivankova, N. V. (2016). Mixed Methods Research: A Guide to the Field. SAGE Publications. · ISBN 978-1452205434
Curated claims
Claims persisted in the evidence ledger, each with its own assessment.
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Related methods
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