Assessing Triangulation Across Methodologies, Methods, and Stakeholder Groups: The Joys, Woes, and Politics of Interpreting Convergent and Divergent Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Campbell ◽  
Rachael Goodman-Williams ◽  
Hannah Feeney ◽  
Giannina Fehler-Cabral
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Stakeholder Groups ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Evaluation Project ◽  
Collection Methods

The purpose of this study was to develop triangulation coding methods for a large-scale action research and evaluation project and to examine how practitioners and policy makers interpreted both convergent and divergent data. We created a color-coded system that evaluated the extent of triangulation across methodologies (qualitative and quantitative), data collection methods (observations, interviews, and archival records), and stakeholder groups (five distinct disciplines/organizations). Triangulation was assessed for both specific data points (e.g., a piece of historical/contextual information or qualitative theme) and substantive findings that emanated from further analysis of those data points (e.g., a statistical model or a mechanistic qualitative assertion that links themes). We present five case study examples that explore the complexities of interpreting triangulation data and determining whether data are deemed credible and actionable if not convergent.

scholarly journals The Panglima Laot of Aceh: a case study in large-scale community-based marine management after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Oryx ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crispen Wilson ◽  
Matthew Linkie
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Local Knowledge ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Marine Management ◽  
Data Points

AbstractDespite dating back over 400 years the relevance of traditional fisheries management in Aceh, Indonesia, still remains high. Aceh was, however, greatly affected by the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed an estimated 167,000 lives, including 14,000 fishermen and 59 of the 193 traditional marine leaders (Panglima Laot). This tragic loss of life was accompanied by a substantial loss of local knowledge, such as the locations of hazardous fishing grounds. In this study we describe an innovative project that sought to rebuild a post-tsunami fisheries sector by re-engaging and empowering the Panglima Laot. During April–June 2008 GPS (global positioning system) sounding devices were installed on 53 local fishing boats and hazardous fishing areas mapped based on local knowledge, and shared amongst fishermen. During July–December 2008 nearly five million GPS data points were collected, from which detailed bathymetric maps were produced and shared between fishermen and Aceh government officials. Significant project outputs included a map of fishing areas over 20,000 km2, which included three new seamounts, one of which expanded Aceh's provincial boundary by > 1.3 million ha, and a Panglima Laot decree that reduced fishing in hazardous areas of high coral density by 23.3%. Our findings have wide applicability. Locally, the introduction of GPS technology and sharing of traditional knowledge resulted in fishermen developing and implementing their own management strategies and demonstrating their ability to stay out of restricted areas. Provincially, this project provided a framework through which government agencies and academic institutions could effectively engage with local customary leaders and their fishing communities.

scholarly journals Seeing the Forest from the Trees: A Novel Deep Learning-Driven Aggregate Embedding for Group-Level Analysis of Public Health Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Alexander MacLean ◽  
Yang Yang ◽  
Helen Chen ◽  
Alexander Wong
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
School Level ◽  
Group Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Data Points ◽  
Survey Responses

In the years since the COMPASS dataset initiative was begun, many important research questions have been investigated using its large amount of health information pertaining to high school students across Canada, with findings guiding many decisions made by policy makers [1]. However, to use traditional statistical methods, specific data points must be selected by researchers to include in the analysis, leading to possible unexpected relationships and connections across the study's 280 data points being missed. As well, most analysis is done on a per-student basis, while policies are often implemented at the school level, so understanding behaviours across a school's population can make it easier for school decision makers to interpret findings. Motivated by these goals, this study introduces a novel deep learning-driven aggregate embedding method to determine group-level representations for individual schools from student-level survey responses based on architecture introduced in Variational Autoencoders [2]. This study aims to produce a method which allows for new patterns to be identified in the COMPASS data and for the resulting embedded representations to be applied in future analysis.

scholarly journals Using a political ecology framework to examine extra-legal livelihood strategies: a Lesotho-based case study of cultivation of and trade in cannabis

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Bloomer
Keyword(s):  
Political Ecology ◽  
Livelihood Strategies ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
Livelihood Diversification ◽  
Economic Diversification ◽  
Cash Crop ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Rural Livelihood

Rural livelihood strategies that engage in criminalised activities and hidden economies are an important, yet understudied, aspect of achieving economic diversification.  This paper discusses findings from a project that examined the role and importance of cannabis cultivation, as a criminalised cash crop, in Lesotho.  The research employed a multi-strategy approach that combined qualitative and quantitative methodologies.  Cannabis income was found to play a very important role in economic and livelihood diversification in the study area.  The paper concludes that cannabis production, as an extra-legal livelihood strategy, should be viewed by policy makers using a livelihoods focus, rather than a criminal one, if rural smallholders are not to be further marginalised by drug control policies.Key words: cannabis; Lesotho; political ecology; extra-legal livelihood

Large-Scale Research via App Stores

2015 ◽  
pp. 269-292
Author(s):  
Matthias Kranz ◽  
Andreas Möller ◽  
Florian Michahelles
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Human Computer Interaction ◽  
Real World ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Collection Methods

Large-scale research has gained momentum in the context of Mobile Human-Computer Interaction (Mobile HCI), as many aspects of mobile app usage can only be evaluated in the real world. In this chapter, we present findings on the challenges of research in the large via app stores, in conjunction with selected data collection methods (logging, self-reporting) we identified and have proven as useful in our research. As a case study, we investigated the adoption of NFC technology, based on a gamification approach. We therefore describe the development of the game NFC Heroes involving two release cycles. We conclude with lessons learned and provide recommendations for conducting research in the large for mobile applications.

scholarly journals Tourist Activity Analysis by Leveraging Mobile Social Media Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 883-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huy Quan Vu ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Rob Law ◽  
Yanchun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Online Social Network ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Travel Diary ◽  
Manual Recording ◽  
Rich Information ◽  
Media Data

Approaches to traditional travel diary construction rely on tourist participation and manual recording; hence, they are not only time-consuming but also limited in the scale and the number of samples. Online social network platforms have been used as alternative data sources for capturing the movements and travel patterns of tourists at a large scale. However, they fail to provide detailed contextual information on tourist activities for further analysis. In this paper, we present a new approach to travel diary construction based on the venue check-in data available in mobile social media with rich information on locations, time, and activities. Our case study focuses on the inbound tourism in Hong Kong using a data set composed of 17,355 check-ins generated by 600 tourists. We demonstrate how the proposed travel diary can provide useful practical implications for applications in location management, transportation management, impact management, and tourist experience promotion among others.

ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERS IN FAMILY BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
SEOW WAH SHEH
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Transformational Leader ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Chief Executives ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Primary Instrument

This research reports the findings of an empirical study into the behavioural attributes of the Chinese transformational leader in Singapore. The literature review reveals that the current research on transformational leadership only focuses on Western organisations. This research design used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative research used the case study strategy as a primary instrument. This case study approach was to search for new themes and patterns across eight Chinese Chief Executives of medium to large-scale business enterprises. In the quantitative part of the research, the subordinates of the selected leader were identified to participate in the questionnaire survey – to rate their leaders' based on the presence and intensity of practice of the identified behavioural attributes. The six factors rotated uncovered a common list of behavioural attributes of the Chinese transformational leader that will facilitate the transformation process. Implications of the findings are discussed.

Upscaling Virtual Exchange in University Education: Moving From Innovative Classroom Practice to Regional Governmental Policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 102831532093232
Author(s):  
Pilar Garcés ◽  
Robert O’Dowd
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
University Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Intercultural Interaction ◽  
Policy Experiment

Virtual exchange (VE) is an educational practice that involves the engagement of groups of learners in extended periods of online intercultural interaction and collaboration with international peers as an integrated part of their educational programs and under the guidance of educators and/or facilitators. Despite more than 20 years of research and recent large-scale initiatives such as Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange, this approach remains relatively unknown and often misunderstood in international education. Based on the qualitative and quantitative data of an Erasmus+ KA3 European Policy Experiment, which brought together practitioners, researchers, and ministerial policy makers from five European countries and autonomous regions, this article examines the challenges involved in implanting and upscaling an innovative practice such as VE in university internationalization practices. A case study from a Spanish regional autonomy, which took part in the project, is used to highlight barriers to take-up and integration at classroom, institutional, and policy levels. The data also provide a clear illustration of how an international practice such as VE can gain recognition and support though the coordination of bottom-up and top-down initiatives.

scholarly journals National Poverty Eradication Programme in Nigeria (NAPEP): A Case Study of Capacity Acquisition Programme (CAP) in Gombe State 2003 - 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Babayo Sule ◽  
Umar Adamu ◽  
Muhammad Aminu Yahaya
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Eradication Programme ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Capacity Acquisition

Poverty is one of the major socio-economic problems in Nigeria which draws the concern of policy-makers in Nigeria of recently. In response to the scourge of poverty in Nigeria, the civilian government of Obasanjo introduced Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) in 2000 but later, PAP was halted and replaced with National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in 2001. NAPEP has a multi-various approach to poverty eradication including Capacity Acquisition Programme (CAP) which is an emphasis on skills acquisition and training for self-reliance. The major problem is the way poverty is increasing in alarming rate despite various efforts by government to eradicate it in the period of this study. This study examined CAP in Gombe state and its impact on poverty eradication effort. The methodology adopted for this research is the use of primary source where interview was conducted with one local government chosen from each of the three zones of the state. Secondary source was also used where literature was reviewed theoretical framework was formed to support the arguments presented. The data obtained were presented and analysed together with the hitherto existing statistics on this area. The research discovered that CAP as a component of NAPEP programme achieved little success in poverty eradication as a result of government’s unseriousness, corruption and negligence. Thus, the policy is not ideal for poverty eradication approach. The best means of poverty eradication is employment generation through provision of small scale and large-scale industries, eradication of corruption and genuine political will from the part of policy makers.

scholarly journals A Technical and Policy Case Study of Large-Scale Rescue and Redistribution of Perishable Foods by the “Leket Israel” Food Bank

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Philip ◽  
Smadar Hod-Ovadia ◽  
Aron M. Troen
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Food Bank ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Government

Background: Food banks seeking to rescue and redistribute highly nutritious perishable foods to simultaneously alleviate food insecurity and reduce food waste often encounter practical, ethical, and political dilemmas. Objectives: We present a case study of “Leket Israel,” an Israeli food bank that uses an effective large-scale logistical model for the rescue and redistribution of perishable food and discuss the challenges and solutions it offers. Results: The organization operates in a rich country plagued with poverty and inequality, where the government passively encourages nongovernmental organizations to respond to the serious and growing problem of food insecurity. Operating under a business-to-business model, Leket Israel distributes food via intermediary nonprofit organizations (NPOs), enriching the food they provide with fresh produce. Food is obtained through an Agricultural Gleaning project, Self-Growing Farm project, and Meal Rescue project. The partnering NPOs then distribute the food to people in need. Although the rescue and redistribution of highly perishable food is more costly and complex than acquiring, storing, and distributing dried and staple foods and it requires specialized knowledge and infrastructure in order to maintain rigorous safety standards, it improves the nutritional quality of the aid. In 2015, Leket Israel distributed 15 217 389 kg of food, 90% of which was fruit and vegetables, to 180 partnering NPOs nationwide, reaching an estimated 175 000 recipients. Conclusion: “Leket Israel” offers a valuable model that can be studied and emulated by international nutrition scientists, practitioners, and policy makers who are seeking to reduce food insecurity and food waste in other countries.

A case study concerning the 5S lean technique in a scientific equipment manufacturing company

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-357
Author(s):  
Shaman Gupta ◽  
Pankaj Chandna
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Scientific Equipment ◽  
Audit Score ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Collection Methods

PurposeThis paper's purpose is to help a scientific equipment company make use of the 5S tool on the shop floor so that the organization can become progressively beneficial and increasingly productive.Design/methodology/approachThe organization has adopted a simple approach for making a suitable team for 5S tool implementation at the workplace. After that, they have used three types of data-collection methods so that these methods could help in the correct introduction of the 5S tool in the business workplace. They have also analysed the regression analysis with the genetic algorithm for the audit scores to predict the behaviour of 5S implementation in the coming weeks.FindingsIn this case study, it has been found after the suitable analysis that the 5S tool implementation has resulted in the overall benefits of the workplace. The major benefit achieved with the 5S tool is that the searching time for the tool in the workplace has been improved significantly. Also, the safety level is increased. The 5S audit has been carried out in the workplace and the audit score has been improved from the level of 6 scores (in week 1) to 72 score (in week 24).Practical implications5S tool has emerged as an incredible asset and it tends to be actualized in any of the ventures whether it is of a miniature, small, medium or large scale industry. The 5S tool can be applied horizontally at a large scale and it can be applied to almost all the workstations in the workplace.Originality/valueThe presented productions and contextual investigation for the 5S tool will be helpful and useful for all the analysts, experts and all other people who are worried about this subject of the 5S tool and its implementation in the organization.

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