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Qualitative research & evaluation methods
Michael Quinn Patton
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In this paper, conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.Abstract:
This book explains clearly conceptual issues and themes on qualitative research and evaluaton methods including: qualitative data, triangulated inquiry, qualitative inquiry, constructivism, constructionism, Complexity (chaos) theory, qualitative designs and data collection, fieldwork strategies, interviewing, tape-recording, ethical issues, analysis, interpretation and reporting, observations vs. perceived impacts and utilisation-focused evaluation reporting.read more
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Destination positioning opportunities using personal values: Elicited through the Repertory Test with Laddering Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report the application of two qualitative techniques used to explore the range of cognitive attributes, consequences and personal values that represent potential positioning opportunities in the context of short break holidays.
Dispute causation: identification of pathogenic influences in construction. | NOVA. The University of Newcastle's Digital Repository
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the underlying pathogens that clients and contractors perceive to contribute to disputes in construction projects, which can provide an ameliorated understanding of the origin of disputes and therefore enable their prevention.
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Understanding Business Ecosystem Dynamics: A Data-Driven Approach
TL;DR: It is argued that a data-driven visualization approach, using both institutionally and socially curated datasets, can provide important complementary, triangulated explanatory insights into the dynamics of interorganizational networks in general and business ecosystems in particular.
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Realizing the social acceptance of community renewable energy: A process-outcome analysis of stakeholder influence
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show how stakeholders influence the development of community renewable energy (CRE) schemes and how they are influenced by their outcome, based on information collected during 41 structured interviews with local people involved in CRE initiatives in seven regions of Europe.
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College Men's Meanings of Masculinities and Contextual Influences: Toward a Conceptual Model
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual model of the meanings college men ascribe to masculinities is proposed based on a grounded theory study involving 68 male undergraduates, and recommendations for supporting the gender identity development of college men are offered.