Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation (Mixed Methods Research Series)

✍ Scribed by Leila Kahwati, Heather Kane

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 314
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation provides a user-friendly introduction for using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) as part of a mixed methods approach to research and evaluation. Offering practical, in-depth, and applied guidance for this unique analytic technique that is not provided in any current mixed methods textbook, the chapters of this guide skillfully build upon one another to walk researchers through the steps of QCA in logical order. To enhance and further reinforce learning, authors Leila C. Kahwati and Heather L. Kane provide supportive learning objectives, summaries, and exercises, as well as author-created datasets for use in R via the companion site.  

Qualitative Comparative Analysis in Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation is Volume 6 in SAGE’s Mixed Methods Research Series. To learn more about each text in the series, please visit sagepub.com/mmrs.

✦ Table of Contents

COVER
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
BRIEF CONTENTS
DETAILED CONTENTS
EDITORS' INTRODUCTION
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
CHAPTER 1 - QUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AS PART OF A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
CHAPTER 2 - OVERVIEW OF QCA CONCEPTS AND TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER 3 - SELECTING CASES AND CHOOSING CONDITIONS AND OUTCOME
CHAPTER 4 - CALIBRATING SETS AND MANAGING DATA
CHAPTER 5 - ANALYZING THE DATA—INITIAL ANALYSES
CHAPTER 6 - ANALYZING THE DATA—MODEL ANALYTICS
CHAPTER 7 - INTERPRETING RESULTS: WITHIN- AND CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 8 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN QCA
CHAPTER 9 - PREPARING PROPOSALS, REPORTS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND PRESENTATIONS
CHAPTER 10 - EXAMPLES OF MIXED METHODS APPROACHES USING QCA
APPENDIX - RECOMMENDED QCA RESOURCES
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX
BACK COVER