According to Johnson and Onwuegbuzie (2004), "mixed methods research offers
great promise for practicing researchers who would like to see methodologists describe
and develop techniques that are closer to what researchers actually use in practice" (p.
15). This chapter addresses the methods used to obtain the data to address the research
questions. The chapter consists of the following sections: (a) demographics; (b) sampling
method; (c) procedures; (d) instrumentation; and (e) statistical techniques used to analyze
the data.