Visual Displays in Qualitative and Mixed Method Research : A Comprehensive Guide

This boundary-spanning textbook explores diverse ways that visual display can advance understanding of complex social phenomenon in applied fields in the social and human sciences. It provides a window into the latest advances in mixed methods research (MMR) by investigating how integrative tables and figures have been creatively adapted in diverse contemporary contexts where qualitative methods are prominent. The book affirms that the usefulness of visual displays is not restricted to reporting; it extends to helping investigators conceptualize a research problem, embed quality in research design during planning, advance multi-dimensional sampling, to extend analysis, and as a tool to highlight integration during reporting. Chapters feature examples that demonstrate how different shapes and textual devices that are available through basic word processing software can help an investigator to think more complexly about the multi-dimensionality or temporality of a construct, process, or phenomenon. Tailored for emerging scholars, this comprehensive resource book will prove useful in seminars and workshops designed to assist students in writing a research proposal. It is it is an invaluable textbook for a new generation of hybrid research methods courses that combine qualitative and mixed methods in the social sciences, education, and healthcare. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Aims and Purpose Audience Bringing Practice to Life with Examples Instructional Aids Equity and Inclusion Methodological Perspective Chapter Summaries List of Tables and Figures 1 Exploring Different Types of Visual Displays Introduction Visual Displays as a Method of Discovery A Qualitatively Compatible Definition of Mixed Method Research Purposes Served by Visual Displays During Planning, Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting Linking Triangulation, Purposes for Mixing, and Joint Displays Identifying Different Types of Joint Displays Drawing a Distinction Between Joint and Integrated Displays Diverse Views About Qualitative Mixed Method Research A Mixed Method Perspective on Visual Displays Conclusions Supplemental Reading 2 Embedding Visual Displays in Planning and Data Management Introduction Visual Displays Instrumental to Planning and Design Assembling a Sensitizing Model from the Literature Exploring Methodological Compatibility Procedural Diagrams that Highlight Mixing Engaging Reflexivity and Plotting Positionality Guidelines for Organizing Visual Displays Effectively Conclusions Supplemental Reading 3 Advancing Theory Development and Refinement with Visual Displays Introduction Visual Displays Instrumental to the Development, Elaboration, and Testing of a Theoretical Framework Theory to Design Displays Theoretical Models Finding to Theory Displays Integrated Mixed Method Theoretical Models Critically Appraising a Visual Display for Validity Threats Practical Tips for Constructing Visual Displays to Advance Theoretical Insight Conclusions Supplemental Reading 4 Visual Displays that Contribute to Managing and Organizing Data Introduction Anticipating Multiple, Iterative Phases of Analyses Exposing Patterns and Relationships with a Coding Matrix Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Codebooks Timelines as a Mixed Method Analytical Strategy Extending the Use of Timelines with Case-Based Analyses A Timeline Where Color Adds a Layer of Insight Thinking Spatially with a Situational Map Sampling to Pursue Provocative Findings Tackling Visual Displays that Yield No Clear Insight Conclusion Supplemental Reading 5 Constructing Visual Displays to Advance Data Analysis Introduction Developing Mixed or Blended Themes An Innovative Example of Producing a Joint Display During Analysis Advancing Mixed Analysis with Multiple Joint Displays Linking Multiple Joint Displays to Generate Blended Themes Generating Blended Themes with a Multi-Layered Integrated Results Matrix A Findings to Theory Joint Display that Incorporates Blended Themes Negotiating Complexity and Mess in Visual Displays Experimenting with Shapes and Shading in Integrative Displays Guidelines for Producing Joint Displays that Advance Analyses Conclusions Supplemental Reading 6 Centering Visual Displays in Reporting Practices Introduction Assembling a Set of Visuals for Reporting Purposes Organizing a Manuscript and Associated Displays by Research Question Assembling a Set of Displays to Reflect a Sensitizing Framework Strategies to Highlight Integration During Reporting Highlighting Integration with a Concordance Matrix Reporting Standards Conclusions Supplemental Reading and Resources Glossary Appendix A: List of Exemplars of Visual Displays by Chapter Appendix B: Summary of Cross-Cutting Themes, by Chapter Cumulative Reference List Index