Mixed Methods in International Collaborative Research:
Piotr Żylicz , Sara Harkness , Ughetta Moscardino
Abstract
The power of a mixed-methods approach combining anthropological and psychological theories and methods is demonstrated through the experiences of the International Study of Parents, Children, and Schools, a collaborative project involving teams of researchers from seven Western countries. The developmental niche framework of Super and Harkness proved useful for integrating multiple methods to understand the context of children’s early development at home and at school. Several parts of the study are presented as illustrations: the development and application of a common list of descriptors for coding parents’ discourse about their children; the construction of a derived etic form of a child temperament questionnaire; the discovery and exploration of ideas and practices related to parent-child co-sleeping; and the identification of cultural themes across various kinds of data. The authors conclude that a combination of anthropological and psychological methods can enrich understanding of children’s development in various cultural settings.Author | |
Journal series | Cross-Cultural Research, ISSN 1069-3971, (A 30 pkt) |
Issue year | 2006 |
Vol | 40 |
No | 1 |
Pages | 65-82 |
Keywords in English | mixed methods, developmental niche, child development, parental ethnotheories, temperament, co-sleeping |
ASJC Classification | ; ; |
DOI | DOI:10.1177/1069397105283179 |
URL | http://ccr.sagepub.com/content/40/1/65.abstract |
Language | en angielski |
Score (nominal) | 25 |
Publication indicators | : 2006 = 0.805; : 2006 = 0.657 (2) - 2007=1.091 (5) |
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Dorobek Naukowy - Preview URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Podglad.aspx?WpisID=7753 |
Dorobek Naukowy - Approve URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Biuro/ZatwierdzanieWpisu.aspx?WpisID=7753 |
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or Perish system.
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