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These are three references that may be useful

Caracelli, V.W. and Greene, J.C. (1993) ‘Data Analysis Strategies for Mixed Method Evaluation Designs’, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 15(2): 195–207.

Tashakkori, A. and Teddlie, C. (1998) Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Gibson, C. B. (2017). Elaboration, Generalization, Triangulation, and Interpretation. Organizational Research Methods (Vol. 20). https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428116639133

The following publications are recommended:

• Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Jiao, Q. G. (2006) Prevalence of mixed-methods sampling designs in social science research, Evaluation and Research in Education, 19, 2, pp. 83-101.
• Collins, K. M. T., Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Jiao, Q. G. (2007) A mixed methods investigation of mixed methods sampling designs in social and health science research, Journal of mixed methods research, 1, 3, pp. 267-294.
• Creswell, J. W. (2014) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. 4th edn. California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
• Creswell, J. W. and Tashakkori, A. (2007) Editorial: Differing Perspectives on Mixed Methods Research, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 1, 4, pp. 303-308.
• Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Collins , K. M. T. (2007) A Typology of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social Science Research, The Qualitative Report, 12, 2, pp. 281-316.
• Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Johnson, R. B. (2006) The Validity Issue in Mixed Research, Research in the Schools, 13, 1, pp. 48-63.
• Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Leech, N. L. (2004) Enhancing the Interpretation of "Significant" Findings: The Role of Mixed Methods Research, The Qualitative Report, 9, 4, pp. 770-792.
• Onwuegbuzie, A. J. and Leech, N. L. (2006) Linking Research Questions to Mixed Methods Data Analysis Procedures, The Qualitative Report, 11, 3, pp. 474-498.

Tashakkori, A. and Teddlie, C. (1998) Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

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