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Preface |
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Motivations for Mixed Method Social Research |
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Approaches: Is This Distinction Useful? |
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The Study of Cause and Consequence in the Social Sciences |
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Introspection and Involvement |
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Central Principles in the Creation of Mixed Method Approaches |
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Fitting Data Collection Methods to Research Aims |
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Choices Among Research Designs |
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Matching Measurement Strategy to Aims |
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Special Measurement Problems |
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The Micro-Demographic Community Study Approach |
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Tamang Family Research Project |
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Benefits from Researchers' Involvement in the Field |
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Benefits from Obtaining Multiple Types of Evidence |
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Benefits from Incorporating Flexibility in the Process |
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Systematic Anomalous Case Analysis |
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A Study of Religion and Family Size Preferences in Nepal |
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Systematic Sampling of Anomalous Cases |
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Implementing Less Structured Methods |
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Using Ethnographic Insights to Revise Theories, Measures, and Methods |
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Neighborhood History Calendars |
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Contextual Event History Data |
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Neighborhood History Calendar Design and Implementation |
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Key Advantages of the Neighborhood History Calendar Design |
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Other Contextual History Calendars |
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Using Geographic Information System Technology to Enhance Contextual Data |
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Function and Design of Life History Calendars |
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Using Calendars Among Populations Who Don't Employ Time Records |
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New Life History Calendar Recording Strategies |
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Longitudinal Data Collection |
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Longitudinal Studies of Individuals |
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Longitudinal Studies of Other Units of Observation |
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Tools for Continuous Measurement |
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Mixing Methods in Longitudinal Designs |
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Principles of Mixed Method Data Collection |
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The Application of New Mixed Method Research |
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New Frontiers in Mixed Method Approaches |
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Notes |
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Bibliography |
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Index |
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