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Informationen zum Autor Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and currently residing in Baton Rouge. I am a retired Army Veteran, wife of a retired Marine veteran, and proud mother of three, one of whom currently serves in the U.S. Army. My educational background includes an Associates in Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration. I have dedicated over 20 years working within the healthcare field. Klappentext This book provides a bridge between the introductory research methods books and the discipline-specific, higher level texts. Its unique feature is the coverage of the detailed process of research rather than the findings of research projects. Chapter authors have been carefully selected by their expertise, discipline and location to give an eclectic range of perspectives. Particular care has been taken to balance positivist with interpretivist approaches throughout. The authors focus is on the practical consequences of research philosophies, strategies and techniques by using their own research and by evaluating the work of others. Advanced Research Methods in the Built Environment addresses common topics raised by postgraduate level researchers rather than dealing with all aspects of the research process. Issues covered range from the practicalities of producing a journal article to the role of theory in research. The material brought together here provides a valuable resource for the training and development of doctoral and young researchers and will contribute to a new sense of shared methodological understanding across built environment research. Zusammenfassung examples from the built environment demonstrate the application of each topic area highlights potential problems and suggests practical methods to resolve them avoids duplication of introductory material provides a thorough! concise and current literature review of each issue. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Introduction xiii Contributors xix 1 Methodological Pluralism in Construction Management Research 1 Andrew Dainty Introduction 1 Research strategy and design 3 The dominant research paradigm within construction management 4 Discussion: The implications of methodological uniformity 6 The case for methodological pluralism in construction management research 8 Challenges in undertaking multi-paradigm research 9 Conclusions 10 Acknowledgements 11 Note 11 References 12 2 Architectural Research 14 Alan Penn Introduction 14 A sketch of architectural design 15 The structure of architectural research 17 Space syntax and the social logic of space 18 Conclusion 25 Note 27 References 27 3 Legal Research 28 Paul Chynoweth Introduction 28 The epistemology of legal scholarship 28 In search of a methodology 31 The cultural dimension 35 Conclusion 37 References 37 4 Feminist Research 39 Pat Morton and Sara Wilkinson Introduction 39 What is feminist research? 39 Locating feminism in the social sciences 40 Locating the feminist researcher 42 Ethical considerations 43 Standpoint epistemologies 44 Participatory action research 45 Oral histories and diaries and women's voices 45 Can anyone be a feminist researcher? 46 Conclusions 48 References 48 5 Approaches to Economic Modelling and Analysis 51 Les Ruddock Introduction 51 General economic models 51 Relationships between economic variables - econometrics 52 Approaches and applications in the construction sector 56 Conclusions 61 Reference...
