EDUC 825 - Mixed Methods Research in Education (3 credits)

This course will provide an overview of mixed methods research, focus on the epistemological foundations of both mixed method designs and their components, including epidemiological surveys, in-depth qualitative interviewing, and collecting, analyzing, integrating, and reporting data based on multiple sources. The course covers the paradigms and “mental models” that inform both approaches, and the ways in which qualitative and quantitative goals, questions, methods, and interpretive strategies can be productively combined. The purpose of the course is to assist students through the proposal and dissertation writing processes. TBA