IELTS and TOEFL Applicants’ Self-assessment and Actual Test Performance: A Mixed-Methods Study of Relationship and Variation by Reza Rezvani, Farshad Khadivikia

“…Data collection involved the applicants' self-assessments, their test scores, and semi-structured interviews. Quantitative data were analysed using correlation and regression analyses, while qualitative data were examined through thematic content analysis. …”
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Fuel Price Fluctuation and SME Financial Performance: A Case Study of the Agricultural Sector in Kagadi Town Council. by Bitaka, Raymond

“…A mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative analysis and qualitative interviews, was employed to collect data from SMEs in Kagadi Town Council. …”
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Investigation on the Factors Influencing Employee Turnover in Hospitality Industry in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Cephas Inn. by Vallence, Ayebazibwe

“…The questionnaire had both open and closed-ended questions to capture both quantitative and qualitative responses. A sample of study participants was drawn from the elements affecting tourists’ level of satisfaction. …”
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Treatment-seeking and recovery among young undernourished children post-hospital discharge in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. by Md Fakhar Uddin, Sassy Molyneux, Kui Muraya, Julie Jemutai, James A Berkley, Judd L Walson, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Aminul Islam, Scholastica M Zakayo, Rita Wanjuki Njeru, Tahmeed Ahmed, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Haribondhu Sarma

“…Although a number of quantitative studies have highlighted a range of potential socio-cultural, economic and health system factors influencing paediatric post-discharge treatment-seeking and recovery, few studies have explored family and provider perspectives of the post-discharge period in-depth.…”
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Healthcare access for children in a low-income area in Cape Town: A mixed-methods case study by Luke B. Profitt, Graham Bresick, Liezel Rossouw, Ben Van Stormbroek, Tasleem Ras, Klaus Von Pressentin

“…Methods: An exploratory mixed-methods case study design employed three data collection strategies: a quantitative survey with randomly sampled community members, semi-structured interviews with purposively sampled caregivers whose children presented critically ill or deceased (January 2017 – December 2020) and a nominal group technique (NGT) to build solution-oriented consensus among purposively sampled health workers, representing different levels of care in the local health system. …”
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Risk Communication as a Tool for Training Apprentice Welders: A Study about Risk Perception and Occupational Accidents by Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, Clarice Alves Bonow, Laurelize Pereira Rocha, Marlise Capa Verde de Almeida, Luana de Oliveira Severo, Anelise Miritz Borges, Joana Cezar Vaz, Claudia Turik

“…A quantitative study was performed with 161 apprentice welders in Southern Brazil in 2011. …”
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Implementing a Professional Development Programme (ProDeveloP) for Newly Graduated Nurses: A Study Protocol by Jessica Höglander, Magdalena Lindblom, Marie-Louise Södersved Källestedt, Anna Letterstål, Margareta Asp, Margareta Widarsson

“…Data will be collected throughout the ProDeveloP using questionnaires, individual interviews, and focus groups. The data will be analysed using both qualitative and quantitative analyses. …”
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Embracing AI in academia: A mixed methods study of nursing students' and educators' perspectives on using ChatGPT. by Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish, Sharifah Abdulmuttalib Alsayed, Noura Mohamed Fadl Abdel Razek

“…Qualitative data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with 20 students and 15 educators and analyzed thematically.…”
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Coverage and effectiveness of conditional cash transfer for people with drug resistant tuberculosis in Zimbabwe: A mixed methods study. by Collins Timire, Charles Sandy, Rashida A Ferrand, Regina Mubau, Peter Shiri, Obert Mbiriyawanda, Fredrick Mbiba, Rein M G J Houben, Debora Pedrazzoli, Virginia Bond, Nicola Foster, Katharina Kranzer

“…A total of 481 people were included in the quantitative study. Of these, 53% (254/481) received CCT at some point during treatment. …”
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The impact of life story groups on enhancing attitudes toward aging in older adults: a mixed methods study by Ya-Fang Ho, Ming-Chu Tseng, Pei-Ti Hsu

“…Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews were analyzed thematically to explore participants’ experiences. …”
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Engaging health professionals in climate change: a cross-national study of psychological distance across 12 countries by Sanmei Wen, Hongxin Chen, Jing Su

“…Methods This research employed an exploratory mixed-methods approach, combining descriptive surveys and in-depth semi-structured interviews with 18 early-to-mid-career health professionals from 12 countries. …”
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Psychological distress among parents with emigrant offspring: A mixed-methods study from Changunarayan Municipality, Nepal. by Anjani Bhandari, Shishir Paudel, Anisha Chalise

“…The qualitative phase included 16 in-depth interviews to explore emotional experiences and coping strategies. …”
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Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Ease of Use and Usefulness of Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation: A Mixed-Methods Study by Hege Vistven Stenseth RN, MNSc, Marit Hegg Reime RN, Cand.Polit., Hilde Sundfær BEd, Camilla Olaussen RN, PhD

“…The participants were Bachelor of Nursing students engaged in an IVR simulation focused on developing on ABCDE and NEWS2 Qualitative data were obtained through three focus group interviews involving 18 participants. Quantitative data ( N  = 107) were collected via a postintervention survey. …”
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Associated factors of home hospice care utilization by the terminally ill older adults: a mixed-methods study by Jie Peng, Xiaoling Feng, Xiaoying Cao, Lichong Lai, Pengxin Dong, Haichen Wu, Yidan Chai, Ping Huang, Dongmei Hai, Caili Li, Yanfei Pan, Dejing Fan, Qini Pan, Shuyu Lu, Xiao Pan, Liyan Zhang, Pinyue Tao, HuiQiao Huang

“…The findings will provide a foundation for interventions designed to enhance the growth of this service.DesignA mixed-methods study of convergent parallel designs.MethodsIn the quantitative research phase, in January 2024, a convenience sampling method was used to recruit 350 terminally ill older individuals from three hospitals and three communities in Guangxi, China. …”
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Organizational Support and Employee Commitment in Public Sector: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government, Uganda. by Nassali, Joan

“…In order to gather data for this study, questionnaires, key informant interviews, and documentary approaches were employed. …”
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Impact of Flooding of River Nyamwamba on Community Development: A Case Study of Nyamwamba Sub-County Kasese District. by Bihamba, Juliet

“…This study research focused on the findings of the impact of flooding of river Nyamwamba on the economic development of the Nyamwamba sub-county Kasese district. …”
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Assessment of the Implementation of Anti-Bullying Policies in Universities in Delta State and Implications of Bullying on Health: A Mixed Method Study by Lovelyn Obi, Maureen Ntaji, Mamodesan Okumagba, Chuka Ononye, Linus Obi

“…This mixed-method study used a self-administered structured questionnaire for the quantitative aspect, a total of 600 questionnaires were distributed, and a total of 571 were satisfactorily answered and returned, i.e., a response rate of 95%. …”
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Does Community Engagement Boost Pre- and In-Service Teachers’ 21st-Century Skills? A Mixed-Method Study by Khaleel Alarabi, Badriya AlSadrani, Hassan Tairab, Othman Abu Khurma, Nabeeh Kasasbeh

“…It focused specifically on the effectiveness of community engagement in promoting the 4Cs for pre- and in-service teachers and whether such effectiveness differs between pre-service and in-service teachers. This study used a sequential mixed-methods design. A quantitative survey of 160 pre-service and 80 in-service teachers in Abu Dhabi was conducted followed by purposeful qualitative interviews with 20 pre-service teachers. …”
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An Evolution in Intercultural Studies: Introducing Intercultural Communication Needs Model and Triple Needs Theory in English Language Teaching [In English] by Vahid Ghorbani, Hamid Reza Dowlatabadi

“…Thus, the researchers selected 100 participants to partake in this study to collect the required data. 20 participants out of 100 willingly took part in interview sessions, too. …”
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The Purpose of Keeping Records towards the Development of Government Hospitals. A Case Study of Kabale Referral Hospital in Kabale District by Pamela, Naturinda

“…The research design employed was both qualitative and quantitative and the researcher used research instruments such as Questionnaire, Observation and Interview methods, the target population was fifty (50) that is administrators, staff and clients of the Hospital. …”
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