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	Disegno Metodologico Misto Esplorativo Sequenziale Incorporato	Disegno Incorporato Multifase a Metodi Misti
Campo	Disegno della ricerca	Disegno della ricerca
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2000s–2010s	2000s–2010s
Ideatore	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded and exploratory sequential variants codified)	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded design); Nastasi et al. (multiphase)
Tipo	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
Fonte seminale	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. ISBN: 9781483344379
Alias	embedded-exploratory design, nested exploratory sequential design, qual-first embedded design, QUAN(qual) exploratory sequential	embedded multi-phase mixed methods, nested multiphase design, multiphase embedded MMR, embedded phased mixed design
Correlati	6	4
Sintesi	An embedded exploratory sequential mixed methods design opens with a qualitative phase that explores an understudied phenomenon, then embeds a secondary quantitative strand within or alongside that primary qualitative work. The qualitative findings guide what is measured quantitatively, while the embedded quantitative data provide additional scope or precision without displacing the qualitative logic driving the study.	Embedded multiphase mixed methods is a research design in which a secondary data strand (qualitative or quantitative) is nested within a primary, dominant strand across two or more sequential study phases. Each phase builds on the prior one, while the embedded strand enhances understanding of specific sub-questions that the dominant strand alone cannot answer. This design is suited to complex, longitudinal, or program-evaluation research problems requiring sustained inquiry across stages.