Nancy is studying after-school programs that are housed in the district's school buildings. She interviews staff, students, and parents, observes programs, and reviews school board documents that illustrate how the after-school programs developed. She then administered a survey to enrolled children that rated satisfaction with their program in order to generalize her findings. Which type of research design does Nancy's study illustrate?
A) Qualitative
B) Quantitative
C) Exploratory sequential
D) Explanatory sequential

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Nancy's study illustrates an exploratory sequential design, as she first collects qualitative data (interviews, observations, and document reviews) to explore the topic and then follows up with a quantitative phase (a survey) to generalize her findings. This mixed methods approach starts with an exploration of the phenomenon and then uses quantitative data to test or generalize the initial findings.

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