Detecting Low Incidents Effects: The Value of Mixed Methods Research Design in Low-N Studies

Author(s)

Isadore Newman, Florida International University
Carolyn Ridenour, University of DaytonFollow
Carole Newman, Florida International University
Shannon Smith, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Russell C. Brown, Cleveland Public Schools

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Publication Source

Midwestern Educational Researcher

Abstract

Many important educational situations such as traumatic brain injury among preschoolers, school gun violence, preadolescent eating disorders, and adolescent suicide happen relatively infrequently. In this article, the authors explain why mixed methods research designs offer more meaningful empirical results than do qualitative or quantitative designs alone when asking research questions about low incident situations. The authors present and explain three mixed methods models applicable to low incidents situations.

Inclusive pages

31-46

ISBN/ISSN

1056-3997

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

This document is provided for download in compliance with the publisher's policy on self-archiving. Permission documentation is on file.

Copyright

Copyright © 2013, Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Publisher

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Volume

25

Issue

4

Peer Reviewed

yes

eCommons Citation

Newman, Isadore; Ridenour, Carolyn; Newman, Carole; Smith, Shannon; and Brown, Russell C., "Detecting Low Incidents Effects: The Value of Mixed Methods Research Design in Low-N Studies" (2013). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 118.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/118