Handbook of research on mixed methods research in information science / Patrick Ngulube, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ngulube, Patrick, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Information science--Research.

Information science.

Mixed methods research.

Information science--Research--Case studies.

Physical Description:

39 PDFs (737 pages)

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Through the use of contributed chapters, this book text provides a deeper understanding of the use of mixed method research (MMR) when conducting research and contributes to the debate and assists researchers such as those from social science and information science to have a common understanding of MMR"

Contents:

Chapter 1. Application of mixed methods in information science research in Africa: a methodological review

Chapter 2. Using simple and complex mixed methods research designs to understand research in information science

Chapter 3. Mixed methods research: it is about deliberate fusion

Chapter 4. Combinations of practical integration strategies used in mixed methods information studies

Chapter 5. Paradigmatic foundations of mixed methods research: the incompatible thesis of mixing belief systems

Chapter 6. Combining scientific worldviews in mixed methods research

Chapter 7. Mixing qualitative and quantitative evidence in a systematic review: methodological guidance with a worked example of collaborative information monitoring

Chapter 8. Mixed methods and quality of postgraduate research: a Kenyan perspective

Chapter 9. Designing mixed methods studies to contribute to social, economic, and environmental justice: implications for library and information sciences

Chapter 10. Transforming methods for research with indigenous communities: an African social sciences perspective

Chapter 11. "Leina lebe ke seromo" (you are what your name attracts): an African calling perspective on research epistemologies

Chapter 12. Tacit cultural knowledge: an instrumental qualitative case study of mixed methods research in South Africa

Chapter 13. Mixed-method approach operational paradoxes in social science research: views from the authors

Chapter 14. Using mixed methods to optimise efficacy measurement in experimental interventions involving human subjects

Chapter 15. Exploring determinants of internet service provider customer switching barriers using an exploratory sequential mixed methods research design

Chapter 16. Understanding a social media-enabled knowledge management adoption model for small and medium enterprises in South Africa: an explanatory sequential mixed methods research design study

Chapter 17. Studying knowledge management and human resource management practices in the state-owned entities using mixed methods research design

Chapter 18. Using mixed methods research to explore user loyalty in selected academic libraries in Ghana with an emphasis on rigorousness

Chapter 19. A mixed methods research study exploring customer satisfaction with the quality of service in university libraries in Sri Lanka

Chapter 20. The contribution of multi-methods to the understanding of disaster management practices of community libraries

Chapter 21. Application of multi-methods in understanding knowledge retention in the cross-border mergers of the telecommunications industry in Lesotho

Chapter 22. Use of multimethods in assessing records management practices in the judiciary of Namibia

Chapter 23. Application of mixed method research in studying the use of artificial intelligence for the management of records

Chapter 24. Relevance of mixed methods research in developing a framework for digitising records and archives

Chapter 25. Mixing of research methods in investigating digital archiving practices at selected public universities in Kenya

Chapter 26. Application of the convergent mixed methods research design in the study of email records management in Zimbabwe's central government

Chapter 27. Adoption of open education resources at a higher education institution using explanatory sequential mixed methods research design

Chapter 28. Professional development needs of distance education staff: a mixed-methods explanatory sequential study

Chapter 29. A research dashboard for aligning research components in research proposals, theses, and dissertations in library and information science.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-7998-8847-9

1-7998-8846-0

OCLC:

1285170894