| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
| Contents |
Advanced Research Methods in the Built Environment; Foreword; Introduction; Contributors; Chapter One Methodological pluralism in construction management research Andrew Dainty; Chapter Two Architectural research Alan Penn; Chapter Three Legal research Paul Chynoweth; Chapter Four Feminist research Pat Morton and Sara Wilkinson; Chapter Five Approaches to economic modelling and analysis Les Ruddock; Chapter Six Epistemology Andrew Knight and Neil Turnbull; Chapter Seven Scientific theories Göran Runeson and Martin Skitmore; Chapter Eight Grounded theory Kirsty Hunter and John Kelly |
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Chapter Nine Case study research David Proverbs and Rod GamesonChapter Ten Interviews: A negotiated partnership Richard Haigh; Chapter Eleven Questionnaire design and factor analysis Mike Hoxley; Chapter Twelve Using software to analyse qualitative data Andrew King; Chapter Thirteen Getting started in quantitative analysis Chris Leishman; Chapter Fourteen Artificial neural network modelling techniques for applied civil a |
| Summary |
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 researc |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Building.
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Engineering.
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Engineering
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constructions (sculpture)
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engineering.
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Building.
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Engineering.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ruddock, Les
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| ISBN |
9781444309515 |
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144430951X |
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