Hi Ilyana,

Yes - this is not too difficult a task. A mixed methods study has to have the intention, from the beginning, (using an overarching question) to use use more than one methodology/method for pragmatic reasons i.e. multiple outcomes related to that question. The best way to report your studies as non mixed-methods is to identify that they are seperate studies - whereby you 'noticed' after your qualitative study that a 'further' quantitative study may enhance and add to the initial findings. Another way to promote this is to publish two seperate articles that report the findings independently.

Salam Ilyana,

I agree with Dr. Whitehead explanation

Yes, you can. In a mixed-method study methods that would be used are determined since the beginning or preparation of the research.

For instance, you determine since the beginning to use in-depth interview as your primary data collection method (qualitative) and a short-form self-report scale as your secondary/supplementary data collection method (quantitative).

That is a Mixed-Method Research.

Best,

Riangga Novrianto

Yes, of course you can use surveys, my dear, even for the qualitative purposes..

You have to design the search from the beginning, clearly, as if you remember that you are doing a qualitative research in depth to understand a phenomenon, and that to enhance that understanding You used interviews or observations, for example .. You here did not specify the need for quantitative data, if you need it, as an assistant you use, to promote deeper understanding of your search results. Ie for the basic quality study for your research, then, subsequent, quantitative studies ( surveys, for example...) are used just when needed... Say, that 90% or 80% of your research is upon "quantitative" Methods. I wish you all the best in your studies .. Thank You:)

Agree with Dean.

I think to make a research a mixed method research or non mixed-methods research is your claim of integration of qualitative methodology and quantitative one. The true nature of mixed method research is to "mix", or "combine", or "integrate" those two methodologies in order to solve the research problem by taking advantage of each methodology's strengths and reduce their biases/weaknesses.

The integration can be occurred at:

- Research design: at this stage, I think your study is a follow-up research of a qualitative one, namely, you design your survey questionnaire based on what is required in the qualitative study. But you need to explain your PURPOSE here to make it a separate study.

- Data collection: your study is a subsequent stage of a qualitative one. Stating it clearly that your study is collected a different sample, at a different time.

- Data interpretation and analysis: this is the most important stage of combining two methodologies. Thus, you need to make it clearly that you will not integrate those data collected from two methodologies. Your quantitative survey will go independently in describing the problem.

One question: WHY does that matter that you need to make it a non mixed-method study while your study is a follow-up one after the qualitative research?

Best,

Yes, of course you can use surveys, my dear, even for the qualitative purposes..

You have to design the search from the beginning, clearly, as if you remember that you are doing a qualitative research in depth to understand a phenomenon, and that to enhance that understanding You used interviews or observations, for example .. You here did not specify the need for quantitative data, if you need it, as an assistant you use, to promote deeper understanding of your search results. Ie for the basic quality study for your research, then, subsequent, quantitative studies ( surveys, for example...) are used just when needed... Say, that 90% or 80% of your research is upon "qualitative" Methods. I wish you all the best in your studies .. Thank You:)

My dear, Ilyana Janis, I realize that you are interested in "qualitative" research, not "quantitative" research. There was a simple mistake, in my reply, but I think it is not effective. Of course, I meant, for You, the "qualitative" research, ok my dear, and thanks:)

Of course you can describe your data and use descriptive data to give right picture of the situation. It does not matter that you use quantitative data to give a picture about your sample and respondents even that your study is purely qualitative. Your panel would not misunderstand you unless they do not believe in numbers at all. Still the qualitative data and your interpretations of this data give it the category of qualitative.

All the best