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KMID : 1003020070080020015
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Qualitative Research
2007 Volume.8 No. 2 p.15 ~ p.22
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Using a Mixed Method : A Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis of Mental Health among Filipino Migrant Workers in Japan and Korea
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Hirano Yuko Ohara
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Abstract
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The mixed?method is a combination of qualitative and quantitative data analysis. In this paper, the advantage of using mixed?method is discussed through presenting actual data of mental health among Filipino migrant workers in Japan and Korea. Out of eleven approaches to combining qualitative and quantitative methods identified by Punch (Punch, 2006), the author of this study use the mixed?methods to make qualitative research facilitates quantitative research, to generalize the problem, and to use qualitative method to facilitate the interpretation of relationships between variables which is obtained through quantitative method. Throughout the study, one can say that using mixed?method is an effective method especially when researchers focusing on the social?cultural factors.
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KEYWORD
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Mixed?method, Social Survey, Filipino, Migrant workers, Mental Health
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