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	埋め込み型多段階混合研究法デザイン	説明的逐次型混合研究法デザイン
分野	研究デザイン	研究デザイン
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2000s–2010s	2007 (formalized in Creswell & Plano Clark's mixed methods typology)
提唱者	Creswell & Plano Clark (embedded design); Nastasi et al. (multiphase)	John W. Creswell & Vicki L. Plano Clark
種類	Mixed methods research design	Mixed methods research design
原典	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). SAGE Publications. ISBN: 9781483344379	Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2018). Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research (3rd ed.). Sage. ISBN: 978-1483344379
別名	embedded multi-phase mixed methods, nested multiphase design, multiphase embedded MMR, embedded phased mixed design	explanatory sequential design, QUAN → qual design, two-phase explanatory design, sequential explanatory design
関連	4	6
概要	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.	The explanatory sequential mixed methods design is a two-phase research approach in which a quantitative study is conducted first, and qualitative data are then collected specifically to help explain or elaborate the initial quantitative results. The quantitative phase carries greater priority; the qualitative phase is purposefully built around the findings — such as surprising results, outliers, or statistically significant relationships — that need deeper interpretation.