QUESTION 1
"With the development and perceived legitimacy of both qualitative and quantitative research in social and human sciences, mixed methods research, employing the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches, has gained popularity." (Creswell, p. 203). Describe the development of mixed methodology in educational research. Discuss the steps that need to be taken to develop a viable mixed methods research study.
Evaluate and justify the appropriateness of a mixed methodology research design for a study regarding teacher's and administrator's understanding, perceptions and experiences with homeless children.
Reference:
Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to explain the development of mixed methodology in the field of educational research. This analysis includes an overview of quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods research, a brief history of mixed methods research and the steps that are needed to develop a viable mixed method research study. It also includes an evaluation and justification of an appropriate mixed methodology research designed for a study regarding teacher's and administrator's understanding, perceptions and experiences with homeless children.
Methodologies
Plans and procedures for research that span decisions from broad assumptions to detailed methods of analysis and data collection are called research designs. In the event of studying a topic and completing research, one must decide upon a research design, which may also be called a research method or methodology. The three designs tha...
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...ualitative data, which will be collected and analyzed. Questions will be prepared for teachers, administrators and possibly homeless children or students that have been homeless. The best type of qualitative strategy to be used in this study will be grounded theory and or ethnography. The second phase of the study will consist of collected data from previous studies.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Mixed methods research is the type of research in which a researcher or team of researchers combines elements of qualitative and quantitative research approaches. There are a variety of strategies that can be used when preparing a mixed methods research. By using a mixed method, limited sets of questions are allowed and detailed data is possible. In consideration of educational research, any mixed method is acceptable
Above all, this research study in homeless youth strives to improve the effectiveness of programs by asking for feedback to produce better quality interventions. Therefore, The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act took into consideration
Gwinnett County Public School (2010, June). Education for Homeless Children and Youth. Retrieved February 4, 2014, from http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/F42D74FA4ECBBFED85257754006DDA21/$file/HEP_Parent_Brochure_10-11.pdf
If you wanted to examine young people's experiences of homelessness, would you use qualitative methods, or quantitative methods, or a mixed methods approach, and why?
Homeless situations are a concern because there are a number of homeless children in the United States and continues to rise (McDaniel, 2012). Homeless people struggle to survive because they live in housing that is not livable or does not have a home and therefore, they live in cardboard boxes, in the alley, or wherever they can find shelter. In reality, this affects the ability for a
National Center for Homeless Education. (2013, October). Education for Homeless Children and Youths Program. Greensboro: U.S Department of Education. Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/programs/homeless/data-comp-0910-1112.pdf
Giffords, E., Alonso, C., & Bell, R. (2007). A Transitional Living Program for Homeless Adolescents: A Case Study. Child & Youth Care Forum, 36(4), 141-151. doi:10.1007/s10566-007-9036-0.
These children do not have stability in their living arrangement. Many do not know what will await them when they leave school at the end of the day. They have spent the day anxious about their parents or younger siblings (Woods, 1997). A large number of homeless families are single mothers with young children and in many cases, the mother was abused. Homeless students do not have places to study, so homework is challenging for them to complete (Swick, 1996). Students may arrive tardy because of transportation issues and may lose items or not be able to provide required items for assignments. Homeless children may be embarrassed by hygiene issues, living situations, or academic abilities (Evers,
Vissing, Yvonne. "Homeless Children: Addressing the Challenge in Rural Schools." ERIC Digest. Jan. 1999. 4 Apr. 2001. http://www.ael.org/eric/digests/edorc981.htm.
In the United States nationwide public schools are faced with dilemmas. The choices schools make has to be effective, serve the students, and have the best outcome. Well known problems such as bullying, special educational needs, budget cuts, new standards, and job cuts. Some of the problems are well known to the public while other problems are left in the background. According to the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) reported that the U.S. Department of Education collected data stating “during the 2008-2009 school year that 954,914 homeless children and youth were enrolled in public schools.” This problem affects the child socially, mentally, and most importantly academically.
According to the authors, the goal of the schools system is to improve the plight of at risk children. Collaborative social programs are seen as effective ways to provide for the needs of at risk children and their families. The article provides the findings of a case study conducted on homeless children. The article defines the development of an inter-agency collaborative work to educate homeless children and tries to identify the strengths and the weakness of such an effort. The authors note that it is important to identify strategies that local communities use to provide crisis-oriented services to assist homeless families.
Now within the rest of this paper you will be finding a few different things getting discussed. Staring it off we will be discussing the articles that we have found to make our arguments and hypotheses. After wrapping up the literature reviews we will be discussing the hypotheses thus continuing onto our variables and indicators. Once we discuss our hypotheses we will be moving onto the research design. The research design will have our general issues, sampling, and methods.
Families that become homeless endure countless moves between friends and realatives homes trying to stay together. they are moved into shelters where ultimately they end up separated and children are put into foster care, this separation only adds to the agony which latter leads to these children in turn ending up homeless as adults. do to emotional and behavior issues stemming from childhood Homeless children and families suffer many hardships such as poor health and increased sickness. many of these homeless children are poorly educated and have developmental delays as well as emotional problems. homeless children have a higher rate of learning disabilities than children that are not homeless and sadly these homeless children and their families have experienced violence in many forms starting at a young age. the burden of homelessness on a family has led to total break down of the family unit. Homeless Families with children have experienced ,frequent moves , separation and foster care, poor health, inadequate education, development delays,exposure to Violence, and being stereotyped.
….both quantitative and qualitative research are important and useful. The goal of mixed methods research is not to replace either of these approaches but rather to draw from the strengths and minimize the weaknesses of both in single research studies and across studies.
Another option available to a researcher is mixed methods which focuses on collecting, analyzing, and mixing both qualitative and quantitative data in a single study; also, it is based on the premise that the use of quantitative and qualitative combination provides a better understanding of the research problem than either approach alo...
Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, 3rd Edition. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.