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Journal Article 12.1: Kral, M.J., Links, P.S., & Bergmans, Y. (2012). Suicide Studies and the Need for Mixed Methods Research. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 6(3), 236–249.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How does one mix quantitative and qualitative methods?
2. How does mixed methods impact research studies such as the one presented in this article?
3. Describe mixed methods research.
4. According to this article, how did the use of a mixed methods approach to the program evaluation provide significant and meaningful evidence of the value of the gatekeeper education program?

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Journal Article 12.2: Ungar, M., & Liebenberg, L. (2011). Assessing Resilience Across Cultures Using Mixed Methods: Construction of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure. Journal of Mized Methods Research. 5(2), 126–149.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is resilience?
2. How does the author use mixed methods to help craft this type of measure?
3. What are mixed methods capable of in this context that qualitative or quantitative studies alone cannot?

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Journal Article 12.3: Brannen, J., & Moss, G. (2012). Critical Issues in Designing Mixed Methods Policy Research. American Behavioral Scientist, 56(6), 789–801.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Discuss mixing methods in policy research.
2. What is policy driven research?
3. What is inductive exploration?
4. Discuss the role of quantitative and qualitative methods in policy research.