Pat Bazeley

Western Sydney University · Translational Research and Social Innovation group

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Metaphors used to describe the process of integration of analyses in mixed methods research are analyzed to determine various ways in which researchers think and write about integration. By examining the metaphors used and through examples of the application of each metaphor, the authors clarify the integrative processes they point to. The authors...

The approach taken to integration of diverse data sources and analytical approaches in mixed methods studies is a crucial feature of those studies. Models of integration in analysis range from discussing separately generated results from different components or phases of a study together as part of the conclusion, through synthesis of data from the...

Saturation, a core concept in qualitative research, suggests when data collection might end. It is reached when no new relevant information emerges with additional interviews. The aim of this research was to explore whether a mixed methods design could contribute to the demonstration of saturation. Firstly, saturation was conceptualized mathematica...

Background That there is a relationship between human rights and health is well established and frequently discussed. However, actions intended to take account of the relationship between human rights and social determinants of health have often been limited by lack of clarity and ambiguity concerning how these rights and determinants may interact...

It is common to undertake qualitative research alongside randomised controlled trials (RCTs) when evaluating complex interventions. Researchers tend to analyse these datasets one by one and then consider their findings separately within the discussion section of the final report, rarely integrating quantitative and qualitative data or findings, and...

Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) has much to offer the health researcher. Software facilitates efficient management of qualitative and mixed methods data through a variety of tools to organize and keep track of multiple data sources and types and of the ideas flowing from those data. Coding tools provide structure to the categories and the...

Purpose Giampietro Gobo called for new methods that combine qualitative and quantitative approaches in a single instrument, suggesting this was the next challenge facing social research and mixed methods in particular. The purpose of this paper is to respond to that challenge. Design/methodology/approach An overview of methods, demonstrating their...

The field of mixed methods research abounds with opportunities for creative development in terms of methodological advances and potential to contribute to important and complex societal problems. Inspired by issues that arose in the Mixed Methods International Research Association task force report on the future of mixed methods, this article conte...

Many frequent readmissions due to acute exacerbations of chronic disease could be prevented if patients self-managed. This study explored factors involved in patient activation for chronic disease self-management by qualitative analysis of interview data from hospital and community-based clinicians and patients. All clinicians reported that many fr...

Understanding the factors that activate people to self-manage chronic disease is important in improving uptake levels. If the many frequent hospital users who present with acute exacerbations of chronic disease were to self-manage at home, some hospital admissions would be avoided. Patient interview and demographic, psychological, clinical and serv...

In a context of increasing emphasis on academic performance and accountability, data from a structured survey in which academics elaborated on eight different attributes of high‐performing researchers were used to build a conceptual model of research performance. Research performance was seen to comprise two basic components, with six secondary lev...

Too often, qualitative researchers rely on the pres entation of key themes supported by quotes from participants' text as the primary form of anal ysis and reporting of their data. In this paper I argue that qualitative data require and sup port much deeper analysis. Strategies that might assist researchers to enrich their analysis o f qualitative...

An ethnographic case study of issues related to research performance and promotion of research was conducted within the Creative and Performing Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) disciplines of a regional university. The purpose of the study was to explore a variety of ways in which the research work of those disciplines could be made more...

In published mixed methods studies, qualitative and quantitative approaches have typically been combined by using them side-by-side or sequentially, until the point when the separately generated results are interpreted and conclusions drawn. Integration of different forms of data during analysis, or of different approaches within a single analysis,...

That mixed methods studies have become "trendy" again after a period of disrepute does not mean the issues such methods raise have gone away. Definitional, paradigmatic and methodological issues continue to be raised when researchers write about mixed methods, while design issues, issues in sampling, analysis and reporting and wide-ranging demands...

In order to ensure the future of high qualityresearch in some disciplines it may benecessary to provide special consideration inprestigious research funding schemes for earlycareer researchers who will otherwise becomedisenchanted with academic research and leaveit behind in their search for a stable andfruitful future. Milestones in progressionthr...

A survey of Australian PhD graduates has revealed that they do not necessarily fit traditional stereotypes in terms of age, previous or concurrent work experience nor, perhaps most importantly, a prospective career in research. Two years after graduating with PhD, just 36 per cent of those who found employment in the non-academic workforce continue...

Developments in Qualitative Solutions and Research (QSR software) from N3 through to NVivo have impacted not only on the convenience of using the program but also on the capacity of the researcher to undertake interpretive analysis. Perhaps reflective of changes in the broader context of social research, developments through succeeding generations...

The researcher as bricoleur will gather whatever data is at hand, experimenting and exploring to find answers to the questions he or she has set. With computer in hand and new tools available, the researcher can readily combine data types, moving beyond complementarity and simple triangulation. Data may be transferred in either or both directions b...

External assessor ratings of the quality of the research team and of the proposed research were evaluated for proposals submitted to the highly competitive Australian Research Council large grants program. The structure of the responses by multiple assessors was evaluated using a series of nested models that are variations of the traditional congen...

Applications submitted to the Australian Research Council Large Grants Scheme in five discipline groups were examined with a view to determining the extent of influence of biographical and academic track record variables on ratings by independent assessors (peers) and on final outcomes as determined by the Council''s discipline review panels. Varia...

Previous studies suggested that the use of a baby-enrolment and reminder system for early childhood immunisation increased public immunisation clinic attendance. It was decided to run a trial to assess the effects of introducing a baby-enrolment program on attendances at local government immunisation clinics. Enrolment leaflets were distributed to...

Please Note: I do not have a copy of this article! A questionnaire survey of 69 families of brain dead patients is reported. The study population included those who had been asked about organ donation as well as those who had not, those who had agreed to organ donation and those who had declined. Their experiences and their perceptions of treatmen...

Prompted by the provision of special funding for research development from the Department of Employment, Education and Training, an analysis of the research status and development needs of staff one network member of a newly amalgamated University was undertaken. It was found that many staff were without research‐based qualifications and had limite...

Stress placed upon student nurses entering tertiary education during a period of rapid change in the Australian system was examined. Overall findings were consistent with research elsewhere, for example, regarding students' experience of anxiety created in particular through assessment requirements. Older students experienced greater anxiety than o...

The public immunisation programs of 14 local government councils in Sydney's Western Region were examined to determine those variables which might predict an effective program. Independent variables included the demographic characteristics of the populations being served, as well as relevant aspects of each council's clinic program and administrati...

Cost inputs to infant immunisation programs were identified for both the public and private health systems, based on data from the fourteen local government areas which made up the Western Metropolitan Health Region in Sydney, New South Wales. The public health approach is shown to be significantly less costly than private immunisation services. Th...

The affective reactions of two groups of housewives who had recently experienced relocation in a new community (in Australia) were compared. They revealed a pattern which was highly similar for the two groups, although they differed in socioeconomic status, as well as marital, education, vocational, and mental health status. The pattern featured fe...

Interviews with 221 women living in government housing tested the hypothesis that some means of coping were more frequently employed during particular types of crisis. The hypothesis was supported in that passive coping was more often reported in bereavement and family conflict and illness while active coping was more frequent in separation and dev...