Diagram

Participants

1. UVM professors and researchers 2. 41 people in phase one (Qualitative) 3. 319 people in phase two (Quantitative)

Methods to collect and analyze data

Quanlitative

Collect

1. Census sampling 2.Purposeful sampling (Semi-structured)

Instruments

1. Transcripts 2. Field notes 3. Documents

Analyze

1. Coding and thematic analysis 2. Hyper RESEARCH

Instruments

1. Descriptive statistics 2. Coded text 3. Analytic memos

Quantitative

Collect

1. Census sampling (Survey)

Instruments

Nominal, ordinal and interval item scores

Analyze

1. SPSS version 22 a descriptive and inferential analysis 2. Chi-square and Fisher´s exact test 3. Cross tabulations

Instruments

1. Descriptive statistics 2. Inferential statistics

Mixed Methods

Collect/Analyze

Integration can occur at multiple levels:
1.The design level with the use of a sequential design
2.The level of interpretation, connecting qualitative and quantitative data.
3.Samples from the qualitative interviews were compared and contrasted with the results of the statistical analyzes of the survey data.