As you answer the following questions, keep in mind if Maritza can identify exactly what elements of her program help incarcerated women, she may be in a better position to improve those elements by expanding them or providing them to other, similar groups of women.

· Predict what Maritza would find if she used qualitative approach to her research.

· Explain how Maritza’s results would differ if she used a quantitative approach.

· Identify which approach you think would be most helpful. Why?

· If you were Maritza, describe how you would take advantage of both approaches by using the mixed method approach.