scholarly journals Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Christina Schachtner
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Innovative Approach

Abstract The introductory chapter presents the idea behind the book, its main hypotheses, its innovative approach, and a detailed description of the research methods which were used from the perspective of an understanding-interpretative paradigm.

Introduction to Ethnography

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Kwame Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Chicago School ◽  
Research Tradition ◽  
Primary Qualities ◽  
Bronislaw Malinowski ◽  
Bronisław Malinowski ◽  
Oriented Research

This introductory chapter introduces ethnography as a distinct research and writing tradition. The author begins by historically contextualizing ethnography’s professionalization within the fields of anthropology and sociology. While highlighting the formidable influences of, for example, Bronislaw Malinowski and the Chicago school, the author complicates existing understandings by bringing significant, but less-recognized, influences and contributions to light. The chapter next outlines three principal research methods that most ethnographers utilize—namely, participant-observation, fieldnote writing, and ethnographic interviewing. The discussion then shifts from method to methodology to explain the primary qualities that separate ethnography from other forms of participant-observation-oriented research. This includes introducing a research disposition called ethnographic comportment, which serves as a standard for gauging ethnography throughout the remainder of the book. The author presents ethnographic comportment as reflecting both ethnographers’ awarenesses of and their accountabilities to the research tradition in which they participate.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian D. Haig
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Scientific Realism ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods

Chapter 1 discusses the importance and relevance of the philosophy of science for an in-depth understanding of quantitative research methods. It outlines a philosophy of scientific realism in terms of its methodology and introduces major theories of scientific method. This introductory chapter provides key ideas that should help make sense of the treatment of the five methods dealt with in the book. Three major theories of scientific method are sketched because they figure in some of the ensuing chapters. An overview of the book is provided in terms of chapter summaries. A note for the reader is provided that indicates why a limited number of methods were selected for consideration.

scholarly journals Book Review: The Library Innovation Toolkit: Ideas, Strategies, and Programs

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Matt Cook
Keyword(s):  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Departmental Culture ◽  
White Point ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Library Innovation

The Library Innovation Toolkit: Strategies, and Programs itself takes an innovative approach to the selection and exhibition of the content it presents. This deft representation of what it means to think broadly about the role and aims of the contemporary library is spread across six parts and sixteen individual chapters, with a subtle microcosm/macrocosm theme ultimately defining the book’s structure. Indeed, in the introductory chapter, editors Molaro and White point out that “[I]nnovation is not a process as much as it is an organizational (or departmental) culture, mind-set, or worldview” (xv).

Introduction

The Hoods ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Hamill
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Civil Conflict ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Crime And Punishment ◽  
Informal Strategies

This introductory chapter illustrates the state of crime and punishment in Belfast. A major by-product of the political and civil conflict in Northern Ireland has been a lack of consensus among the population over who should police ordinary crime and how. This is clearly evidenced among the predominantly Nationalist and Republican inhabitants of West Belfast, who have consistently sought to prevent crime and punish offenders by employing a variety of informal strategies, rather than rely upon the police service. The most notorious of these informal approaches are shootings, beatings, and exclusions by Republican armed groups. The chapter then discusses the research methods and data behind the succeeding chapters.

scholarly journals Writing Abstracts for MLIS Research Proposals Using Worked Examples: An Innovative Approach to Teaching the Elements of Research Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 822-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita L. Ondrusek ◽  
Harold E. Thiele ◽  
Changwoo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Worked Examples ◽  
Research Proposal ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Approach To Teaching

The authors examined abstracts written by graduate students for their research proposals as a requirement for a course in research methods in a distance learning MLIS program. The students learned under three instructional conditions that involved varying levels of access to worked examples created from abstracts representing research in the LIS field. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) detected significantly higher scores in areas related to fluency in describing the research design and the required elements of a research proposal in the groups with more exposure to worked examples, while the rhetorical skills necessary to compose a succinct abstract and to relate a proposal to implications in the field were not affected.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Levels

This introductory chapter offers social work students at different levels and in different countries with a detailed sketch of how research finds a place in the wider social work picture. While scholars often claim a distinctiveness for their writing, the chapter aims to deal with questions that in their detail and also their relation to one another are rarely covered in the social work literature. Social work students are thus engaged in questions and issues in a form that will make for a professional community that is thoughtful, critical, and committed, yet also modest. The chapter shows how the book is not a research methods book at any level, nor is it solely about research, but rather about research as part of a larger picture.

scholarly journals Reflections on the questionnaire at the workshops: Methodology for assessing the cam-pus sustainability from the perspective of multi-level antifragility

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Robert Daniel Poskart
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Campus Sustainability ◽  
Research Workshop ◽  
Critical Feedback ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Personal Reflections

Aim: The author provides a critical reflection of the questionnaire discussed at the workshop “Methodology for assessing the campus sustainability from the perspective of multi-level antifragility” held on Friday 13 May 2016 at the WSB University in Wrocław. The aim is to make a general diagnosis of the current situation in higher education in Poland, and to propose a direction of change than can enable its survival and improve its quality.Design / Research methods: In the article, the author gives his personal reflections regarding the research questionnaire discussed at the workshop “Methodology for assessing the campus sustainability from the perspective of multi-level antifragility” in the context of the viability of higher education in Poland.Conclusions / findings:  The author selected, in his opinion, the most important elements of the questionnaire discussed at the research workshop. The main conclusion is that significant changes seem to be necessary due to the dynamic developments in the external environment, in particular the declining number of students resulting from the deepening demographic decline.Originality / value of the article: The article provides critical feedback on an innovative approach towards research on campus sustainability.

Ethical Research Methods and Practice in the Twenty-First Century

2016 ◽  
pp. 2121-2134
Author(s):  
Chi Anyansi-Archibong
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
First Century ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
Irresponsible Behavior ◽  
Privacy Issues ◽  
Cyber Ethics

The growing record of unethical and socially irresponsible behavior among people of all ages and in all walks of life is a major concern for society at large. With advancements in technology and globalization these concerns have intensified, become more diverse and complex, and transcended national borders. This introductory chapter examines both the philosophical views of ethics and the contemporary issues surrounding research methods and practice. The chapter explores and summaries major contemporary issues in research methods and practice such as media research, cyber ethics, patents/trademark violations, collaborations, privacy issues, as well as the implications for both the micro and macro levels of the society. In addition to identifying the existing ethical concerns in research and practice, the final section sets the scene for discussions from the contributing authors and proposes recommendations and the need to address these ethical issues at all levels including research institutions, for-profit/not-for-profit organizations such as the United Nations and professional organizations.

scholarly journals Reflections on developing indicators for campus sustainability from a fragility perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Monika Paradowska ◽  
Santa Bukauskaitė ◽  
Gytys Rimkus ◽  
Alexander Heller ◽  
Akim Sharapov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Campus Sustainability ◽  
Individual Feedback ◽  
Critical Feedback ◽  
Multi Level

Aim: Provide a summary of the discussion at the workshop on “Methodology for assessing the campus sustainability from the perspective of multi-level antifragility” held on Friday 13 May at the WSB University in Wrocław, as well as reflection notes each of the participant wrote after the workshop. The paper shows the outcome of the process of interaction and reflections of the authors regarding the methodology of assessing campus sustainability using a fragility approach. Design / Research methods: This article contains feedback based on the experience and ideas from students from Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan and Lithuania. Discussion took place during the workshop in focus groups. Afterwards, a discussion took place among all participating students and lecturers. After the workshop, the authors wrote individual feedback notes. These are summarized in this paper. Conclusions / findings: Although there are promising element that can be developed into a framework of assessing campus sustainability from a fragility perspective, many challenges appear. In particular challenges in defining unambiguous indicators as well as finding proper sources of information were identified. Originality / value of the article: The article provides critical feedback on an innovative approach towards research on campus sustainability.

The Nature of Accounting and Finance Research

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Paterson ◽  
William Jackson ◽  
Moh Sherif ◽  
Robert MacIntosh ◽  
Nigel Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Research Process

In this introductory chapter, we begin by considering what constitutes research. This is then followed by a general discussion of knowledge production and the skills required of accounting and finance researchers. Novice researchers are often bamboozled by the variety of research methods, methodologies and philosophical pathways open to them; moreover, terminology can often be inconsistent, which adds further confusion. In order to minimise confusion, we have included an overview of the philosophical traditions of accounting and finance research. We then address the nature of accounting and finance research more broadly, highlighting topical areas of research, before turning our attention to various aspects of the research process and the specific skills required when conducting a project in this area.

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