Mixed Methods Evaluation Research
This podcast is the third episode of a Talking about Methods series on quantitative methods co-produced with the Centre for Social Policy Research at the Australian National University (ANU POLIS).
Episode Description
In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Lorana Bartels (ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods) about using mixed methods in evaluation research, the importance of working in a team, research ethics and being a brave researcher.
Readings recommended by Professor Lorana Bartels
- Heap V & Waters J (2019). Mixed Methods in Criminology. Routledge.
- Heck C & and Thanner M (2006). Evaluating drug courts: A model for process evaluation. Drug Court Review, 5(2), 51-82.
- Queensland Government (nd). Criminal Justice Evaluation Framework (CJEF): Conducting effective outcome evaluations.
- Rossner M, Bartels L, Gelb K, Payne J, Wong G and Scott-Palmer S (2022), ACT Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List: Process and outcome evaluation final report, prepared for the ACT Supreme Court, 241pp.
About the Speaker
Lorana Bartels
Professor of Criminology , ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods
Lorana Bartels is a Professor of Criminology at the Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods at the Australian National University and Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Canberra and University of Tasmania, and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. Her research focuses on various aspects of the criminal justice system such as courts and sentencing, therapeutic jurisprudence; prisons, community corrections and correctional policy and the treatment of women and Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system.