Alatinga, K. A., & Williams, J. J. (2019). Mixed methods research for health policy development in Africa: The case of identifying very poor households for health insurance premium exemptions in Ghana. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 13(1), 69–84. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689816665056

Alatinga and Williams (2019), in a well-executed study, show the importance of consulting the local population as a basis for designing a survey. Focus group data were then merged with survey results and used to develop criteria for identifying eligibility for health insurance premium exemption in Ghana.

Romaioli, D. (2022). A generative sequential mixed methods approach using quantitative measures to enhance social constructionist inquiry. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 16(2), 207–225. https://doi.org/10.1177/1558689820986273

Romaioli (2022) determined to build a ‘generative protocol’ of ‘unconditionally positive questions’ that were designed to challenge rather than explain existing negative results from use of a scaled measure. In the spirit and style of appreciative inquiry, the goal of the sequential design was to create positive change rather than to extend knowledge.