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W. Paul Vogt (ed) (2011) Quantitative Research Methods doi: 10.4135/9780857028228

A representative sample of the best articles in quantitative methods that have appeared in SAGE journals as chosen by W. Paul Vogt – for those needing to update their quantitative research skills.

Uwe Flick (ed) (2014) The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis doi: 10.4135/9781446282243

Written by a team of experts in qualitative research from around the world, this handbook provides an overview of the whole field of QDA from general analytic strategies used in qualitative research to approaches specific to particular types of qualitative data, including talk, text, sounds, images and virtual data – for those wanting to update their qualitative research knowledge and skills.

Graham Gibbs (2007) Analyzing Qualitative Data doi: 10.4135/9781849208574

Outlining how to select the most appropriate tool for analysing data, this book also provides the reader with an awareness of the various challenges that are unique to interpreting the conceptual and subjective data generated in qualitative research.

Abbas Tashakkori & Charles Teddlie (2010) SAGE Handbook of Mixed Methods in Social & Behavioral Research 2nd Edition. doi: 10.4135/9781506335193

Covers all aspects of inquiry from conceptualizing research to selecting methods, analyzing and interpreting data, and reporting findings. Draws on the work of a mix of internationally recognized researchers as well as new and emerging researchers to provide a diversity of perspectives and gives specific examples from a wide range of disciplines to help readers understand the issues and controversies in this evolving area.

Manfred Max Bergman (ed) (2008) Advances in Mixed Methods Research doi: 10.4135/9780857024329

Challenges preconceptions regarding mixed methods research by exploring new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical research in the social and health sciences.

Burke Johnson Discusses Mixed Methods (Video, 2017)

Professor R. Burke Johnson discusses the history, criticism, trends, and benefits of employing mixed methods for research. He also highlights key thinkers in the field and describes different types of mixed methods research.

Pia Christensen describes her experience of Mixed Methods in Practice: Researching Children's Mobility (Video, 2017).

Professor Pia Christensen discusses two studies pertaining to children's everyday mobility in which ethnographic data are used in combination with data obtained using GPS and mobile technologies.

Donna Mertens describes Researching HIV/AIDS in Botswana using Transformative Methods (Video, 2017).

Using a case study on HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana, Professor Donna Mertens explains the transformative approach to research. This approach is rooted in understanding the philosophical and cultural issues that underpin a research project, for the purpose of evoking positive social change.