Phase 1 involves collecting considerable quantitative data, perhaps in an experiment, ex post facto study or survey. Collecting qualitative data in phase 2 can help the researcher give greater substance and meaning to the numbers
The design is iterative in that the researcher moves back and forth among quantitive and qualitative methods, with each new body of data informing the conceptualization and implementation of subsequent phases
Collecting qualitative data in phase 2 can help the researcher give greater substance and meaning to the numbers includes three or more phases, with early ones providing foundational data on which later phases can build.
includes three or more phases, with early ones providing foundational data on which later phases can build. The design is iterative in that the researcher moves back and forth among quantitive and qualitative methods, with each new body of data informing the conceptualization and implementation of subsequent phases