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Mixing methods in itself. Rather, the methods ‘measured’ different things. The semi-structured interviews measured the mothers’ attitudinal norms while the observational data measured the behavioural norms which appeared to govern nurse–mother interaction. Whether, as here, explanations can be found, or whether one needs to go back to the field and look again, discrepant findings can be a catalyst to carrying an analysis and understanding forward and, as such, are best regarded as an opportunity rather than a constraint. Bryman’s view is that discrepancies in the data should be expected; what matters is how one responds to them: Discrepancies between the findings deriving from research in which quantitative and qualitative research are combined are not in the least unusual. Further, it is in the spirit of the idea of triangulation that inconsistent results may emerge; it is not in its spirit that one should simply opt for one set of findings rather than another. Discrepancies may also prompt the researcher to probe certain issues in greater depth, which may lead to fruitful areas of inquiry in their own right (Bryman, 1988, p. 134). Stories from the field We include here three inside stories about the use of mixed methods. First, Liz Kelly talks about her evaluation of a program to implement a crisis intervention service to follow-up police responses to domestic violence in the UK. Catherine McDonald then talks about her use of mixed methods in her study of non-profit human service organisations and, finally, Cheryl Tilse talks about her use of a combination of qualitative approaches in her study of older people who had placed their spouse in a nursing home. Liz Kelly—Domestic violence matters We talked with Liz Kelly about the evaluation she and her colleagues at the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London, did on Domestic Violence Matters—a program to implement a crisis intervention service to follow-up police responses to domestic violence. It is a complex program with three discrete aims, each of which had to be evaluated in terms of both outcome and process. The study is published as Domestic Violence Matters 127
Qualitative research in practice (1999) by the Home Office. Liz and her colleagues used both qualitative and quantitative methods to address different aspects of the three strands of the program. Liz is absolutely clear that neither approach is privileged, that both are equally important to the research. She talks here about her use of mixed methods. Liz: Domestic Violence Matters was the most complicated piece of research I have ever done . . . the project had three discrete aims. One was to deliver crisis intervention by civilians after police intervention to anyone calling about domestic violence. The second was to increase a law enforcement response and the third was to develop inter-agency work in the local areas. There was no simple way of addressing all those things, and [they wanted] a process evaluation as well . . . So each of those strands was addressed through multi-methodological strategies. The crisis intervention was addressed through having a database that the workers filled in, and then a detailed questionnaire to all the women who used the service, and interviews with the workers delivering the service. I would also just pop in and hang around or I would go to collect data and hang around for longer and I would go to their canteen and chat with the workers and so I got a feel of [how they were] doing the work, and I did that at different times in the day and sometimes in the evening. The police strand involved three much shorter questionnaires at timed intervals at the beginning of the project, in the middle, and towards the end, to try and see whether there was a shift in understanding around domestic violence being a crime and police responses. We also tried to get actual operational data from the police about the number of arrests and about the outcomes of the cases, and again I hung around and observed the police officers, particularly those in the specialist unit who were supposed to deal with domestic violence . . . Then towards the end I did two focus groups with police officers to explore with them some of the questions that had come up about ways that the ambitions of the project hadn’t been realised 128
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Contents The researchers vi Table o
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Preface In this book we aim to brid
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References Beresford, B. 1997 Perso
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