Welcome to the 4th Annual International Mixed Methods Conference and Workshops, 21 to 24 July 2008 taking place at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, UK.

This year the Conference programme features a range of events, including Keynote Lectures from Professor John W Creswell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Professor Julia Brannen, Institute of Education; Invited Sessions with Professor Graham Crow, Deputy Director of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods and Dr Patrick Brindle, Senior Research Methods Editor at Sage Publications; and a Plenary Panel Discussion chaired by Dr Tessa Muncey, Anglia Ruskin University, with Professor John W Creswell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Professor Dawn Freshwater, University of Leeds. Workshops will include Conducting mixed methods research and the practice of research with Professor John W Creswell and Dr Vicki L Plano Clark, Online research methods with Dr Bojana Lobe, "Any other comments?": The use of open questions in questionnaires with Dr Alicia O'Cathain, Transformative mixed methods research with Professor Donna M Mertens, A step-by-step guide to publishing mixed research articles with Professor Anthony Onwuegbuzie and Professor Kathleen M T Collins, and Creating visual displays: Using graphical techniques for exploration, discovery, and dissemination of research findings with Dr Wendy B Dickinson.

Programme of Events

Monday 21 July Conference 10am to 6pm
Tuesday 22 July Conference 9am to 6pm and Conference Dinner 8pm
Wednesday 23 July Workshops 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
Thursday 24 July Workshops 10am to 4pm