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Jointly organized by the Migration Clusters at Asia Research Institute, and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore.

The use of mixed-methods in social science research has increased over the last few decades but there remains considerable debate about how best to define and implement mixed-methods. Mixed-methods research is complex and good mixed-methods research requires competence across methods that are not easily integrated. This interactive workshop will review the nature and challenges of designing and conducting mixed-methods research by considering:

• What is mixed-methods research?
• Why use mixed-methods?
• The challenges of mixed-methods research
• The aims, strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative methods
• Designing and conducting (good) mixed-method research

The workshop will provide insight into both the promises and pitfalls of doing mixed-methods research, as well as the benefits of understanding and overcoming its challenges. Participants are welcome to bring along examples of mixed-methods designs from their own research.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Elspeth Graham is Professor of Geography at the University of St Andrews, UK. Her research interests are in population and health. She is currently working on two mixed-methods projects: (i) Fertility and Family in Europe; (ii) Child Health and Migrant Parents in Southeast Asia (CHAMPSEA). She is a long-time advocate of mixed-methods research, having published a discussion paper on the topic in 1999. She has extensive experience in mixed-methods research design, data collection and analysis, and continues to engage in debates about the philosophical underpinnings of mixed-methods research.

REGISTRATION

Participation in this closed-door workshop is by invitation only with pre-registration, and all seats have been filled up.