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Journal articles on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Choi, Tsan-Ming, T. C. E. Cheng, and Xiande Zhao. "Multi-Methodological Research in Operations Management." Production and Operations Management 25, no. 3 (2016): 379–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/poms.12534.
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Kinzie, Jillian, Peter Magolda, Adrianna Kezar, George Kuh, Sara Hinkle, and Elizabeth Whitt. "Methodological Challenges in Multi-Investigator Multi-Institutional Research in Higher Education." Higher Education 54, no. 3 (2006): 469–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9007-7.
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Łukowski, Wojciech. "Etnografia wielostanowiskowa: inspiracje metodologiczne do badań nad politycznością." Studia Politologiczne, no. 59/2021 (March 31, 2021): 71–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.33896/spolit.2021.59.4.
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Spatial and social mobility in an increasingly globalized world is associated with new challenges for social sciences, including political science. This also applies to methods and methodology. The article aims to reveal the cognitive potential that lies in the use of multi–sited ethnography for research on politics and on the study of political behaviors (das Politische). The utility of this approach is illustrated on the basis of the research on social and spatial mobility of small town residents conducted with the use of this method.
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Mahapatro, Meerambika. "Qualitative Research in Public Health." Asian Journal of Social Science 45, no. 1-2 (2017): 73–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685314-04501004.
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Qualitative data is now increasingly used within public health research, and domestic violence widely is recognized as a serious public health problem. India is one of the most socio-economically diverse nations in the world, where language, culture and customs differ from place to place within the country. In order to carry out research on domestic violence in a multi-centre cross-cultural environment, it is imperative to pay attention to methodological issues. This paper aims to understand how domestic violence is addressed in research and identifies lessons from the methodological gaps in understanding health research. These gaps are analyzed at four levels; conceptualization, setting, ethics and cross-cultural adaptation of research instruments. The research was a multicentre study covering 18 states of India. A wide range of methods were used to narrow the methodological gaps. Despite the inherent difficulties in defining domestic violence in a cross cultural set up, the paper reflects the cumulative efforts of investigators to recognize and systematically deal with the methodological gap in addressing multi-centre research.
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Bloch, A. "Methodological Challenges for National and Multi-sited Comparative Survey Research." Journal of Refugee Studies 20, no. 2 (2007): 230–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fem002.
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Ullah, Ahsan, and Kanwal Ameen. "Examining the use of methodological pluralism in Library and Information Science empirical research produced by Pakistani authors." Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science 27, no. 2 (2022): 97–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.22452/mjlis.vol27no2.6.
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Methodological pluralism or plurality is considered as the employment of more than one method in an inquiry. Methodological pluralism can be categorised into mixed methods and multi-method. The current study explored the use of methodological pluralism in Library and Information Science (LIS) research produced by Pakistani authors. Qualitative content analysis was used to explore latent and manifest use of methodologies in research articles authored by Pakistani published between 2001 and 2016 in national and international journals. Multiple searching strategies were used to identify the articles published in international journals. Findings show that high majority of Pakistani authors did not use the terms mixed methods and multi-method in the description of methodology. Nearly one third (30%) research articles used more than one method. The share of multi-method research (16%) is slightly higher than mixed methods research (14%). In multi-methods articles, combining of quantitative methods was less prevalent as compared to qualitative methods. Multi-method quantitative was used in only six articles. In case of multi-method qualitative design, interviews, personal communication and discussion with experts, literature review and content analysis are the most popular methods. In mixed methods research, interview and questionnaire are the most used methods. Growth in methodological pluralism is half than growth of articles with single method. Knowing and elaboration of the differentiation in mixed methods and multi-method can help in the education and use of methodological pluralism among LIS researchers. Authors should use and explore methodological plurality by treating multi-method designs as separate from mixed method designs.
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Merwin, Elizabeth, and Deirdre Thornlow. "Methodologies Used in Nursing Research Designed to Improve Patient Safety." Annual Review of Nursing Research 24, no. 1 (2006): 273–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0739-6686.24.1.273.
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Nursing research studies of patient safety for 2002-2005 were reviewed to determine methods used and methodological challenges within this field of research. Methods used in traditional clinical research and in health services research were often combined or adapted in innovative research designs to advance knowledge regarding nursing care and patient safety outcomes. This relatively new focus of complex research posed methodological challenges in areas such as measurement and the availability and analysis of data. The most frequent methods used included survey research, analysis of secondary data, and observational studies. This review points to the need to increase the incorporation of complex methodological training, including health services research, the analysis of secondary data and complex survey design in our doctoral programs, and to provide opportunities for researchers to gain further methodological training. Increased use of multi-site and multi-level studies is also needed.
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Duke, Nell K., and Marla H. Mallette. "Critical Issues: Preparation for New Literacy Researchers in Multi-Epistemological, Multi-Methodological Times." Journal of Literacy Research 33, no. 2 (2001): 345–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10862960109548114.
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In this Critical Issues, we argue that the preparation of novice literacy researchers should change in response to the growing diversification of epistemologies and methods employed in literacy research. We assert that the preparation of novice literacy researchers should be aimed at developing students who understand and appreciate a broad range of research epistemologies and methods. We suggest ways in which coursework related to research methods and epistemologies, research apprenticeships and mentoring, and the reading and writing of literacy research might intensify and adjust to meet this aim. We contend that whether our field will be characterized by methodological fragmentation or ecological balance will depend in large part on how we prepare future literacy researchers.
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Timmis, Sue, Ros O'Leary, Elisabet Weedon, and Kerry Martin. "A Multi-Disciplinary, Holistic Approach to Networked Learning Research." Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning 4 (April 5, 2004): 680–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.54337/nlc.v4.9580.
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In this paper, we present our collective reflections on the methodological and collaborative experiences embedded within a cross-disciplinary study of student online learning experiences. The paper will present the theoretical underpinnings for the research design, describe the chosen framework and methods, and identify methodological issues and lessons arising from the implementation of this research. In addition, we will show how the workings of the multi-disciplinary, distributed research team and collaborative methods contributed to the project and to building research capacity in subject communities.
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Hersh, M. A. "METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN MULTI-COUNTRY MULTI-LANGUAGE PARTICIPATIVE RESEARCH WITH BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE." IFAC Proceedings Volumes 43, no. 25 (2010): 17–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3182/20101027-3-xk-4018.00006.
Full textDissertations / Theses on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Nelson, Karen. "A multi-methodological examination of Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) in business contexts." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2004. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15930/1/Karen_Nelson_Thesis.pdf.
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Many different approaches have been proposed with the aim of facilitating sound and successful information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM) practices within business contexts. These approaches seek to identify organizational factors (e.g. culture or information technology practices) or to suggest management processes (e.g. human resources management) required to establish environments conducive to IM and KM. Most of these approaches, often presented as frameworks (as they are referred to in this study) for organizational IM or KM, are exemplified by the following features.Firstly, they have emerged as unrelated notions, with little reference to each other or to foundational studies in the area. Secondly these frameworks are not based on any
theoretical foundation. Thirdly, these frameworks have tended to focus on either
information or knowledge management activities but not both, even though organizational IM and KM exist in a complementary and co-dependent relationship.
The usefulness of these frameworks is made problematic by muddled use of the terms
'information', 'knowledge', 'IM' and 'KM', which are often transposed or used synonymously. The situation is further complicated by the inherent complexity of the organizational environments into which practitioners attempt to introduce information and knowledge management (IKM) initiatives.
Early outputs of this research are explanations of how the terminology above is used in
this study and a literature review that describes current IM and KM frameworks by
analyzing their components. The literature review identifies current challenges in the
research domain, including the need for sound foundation (referent model) on which future IKM frameworks can be based. A suitable referent model is proposed by integrating single and double feedback loops (from systems theory) with two concepts from the IM literature: IM processes and the domains of IM activity.
Then, an interpretive multi-methodological research (MMR) approach is pursued consisting of three sequential phases: action research, transition and case study. The first phase, a 3-cycle action research project accompanied by a longitudinal descriptive case study and an embedded literature analysis, was conducted over a 31 month period. The key research outcome of the action research phase was a set of candidate enablers Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) in Business Contexts for organizational IKM, while the organizational deliverables included policies, strategies, process improvement and new information systems. The information gathered in phase one was rich and deep. However, in keeping with the goal of the research to produce a practical, useful IKM framework, the researcher sought a broader view from the IKM community. To achieve this practitioner view, a second research phase was designed to bridge the gap between the detailed examinations of IKM initiatives within one
organizational environment, to the examination of IKM initiatives within other organizations. Therefore phase two - a transition phase - consisted of a series of surveys and interviews with IKM practitioners that explored their perceptions of organizational IKM activities and environments. The data collected in phase two
supported the findings from phase one and informed the development of the case protocols for the third - case study - phase. In the third phase, six IKM projects in three organizations were studied. Documentary and interview data were examined to understand the relationships between IKM projects, the candidate enablers identified earlier in phases one and two, and other organizational factors implicated in IKM
initiatives. When analyzed, the findings from the third phase converged with the data
collected in the previous two phases, and provided a rich, deep and broad collection of
material.
The study culminates by synthesizing the data collected in the three research phases to
(1) confirm a suitable referent model on which IKM frameworks can be based and (2) develop an integrated, multidimensional IKM framework that assimilates the referent model. The referent model, which is based on previous calls for IKM frameworks to have a sound theoretical foundation, incorporates two established concepts from the IKM literature: (a) the operational, analytical and strategic domains of IKM activity and (b) double and single loop feedback loops of systems thinking applied to IKM processes. The practical and flexible IKM framework, which assimilates these concepts, has three dimensions. These dimensions are (i) domains of IKM activity and feedback loops (ii)
organizational enablers (iii) project context. It is envisaged that this framework be used
by practitioners to identify and manage areas of the business environment that require
attention to ensure success of IKM projects or initiatives.
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Nelson, Karen. "A multi-methodological examination of Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) in business contexts." Queensland University of Technology, 2004. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/15930/.
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Many different approaches have been proposed with the aim of facilitating sound and successful information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM) practices within business contexts. These approaches seek to identify organizational factors (e.g. culture or information technology practices) or to suggest management processes (e.g. human resources management) required to establish environments conducive to IM and KM. Most of these approaches, often presented as frameworks (as they are referred to in this study) for organizational IM or KM, are exemplified by the following features.Firstly, they have emerged as unrelated notions, with little reference to each other or to foundational studies in the area. Secondly these frameworks are not based on any
theoretical foundation. Thirdly, these frameworks have tended to focus on either
information or knowledge management activities but not both, even though organizational IM and KM exist in a complementary and co-dependent relationship.
The usefulness of these frameworks is made problematic by muddled use of the terms
'information', 'knowledge', 'IM' and 'KM', which are often transposed or used synonymously. The situation is further complicated by the inherent complexity of the organizational environments into which practitioners attempt to introduce information and knowledge management (IKM) initiatives.
Early outputs of this research are explanations of how the terminology above is used in
this study and a literature review that describes current IM and KM frameworks by
analyzing their components. The literature review identifies current challenges in the
research domain, including the need for sound foundation (referent model) on which future IKM frameworks can be based. A suitable referent model is proposed by integrating single and double feedback loops (from systems theory) with two concepts from the IM literature: IM processes and the domains of IM activity.
Then, an interpretive multi-methodological research (MMR) approach is pursued consisting of three sequential phases: action research, transition and case study. The first phase, a 3-cycle action research project accompanied by a longitudinal descriptive case study and an embedded literature analysis, was conducted over a 31 month period. The key research outcome of the action research phase was a set of candidate enablers Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) in Business Contexts for organizational IKM, while the organizational deliverables included policies, strategies, process improvement and new information systems. The information gathered in phase one was rich and deep. However, in keeping with the goal of the research to produce a practical, useful IKM framework, the researcher sought a broader view from the IKM community. To achieve this practitioner view, a second research phase was designed to bridge the gap between the detailed examinations of IKM initiatives within one
organizational environment, to the examination of IKM initiatives within other organizations. Therefore phase two - a transition phase - consisted of a series of surveys and interviews with IKM practitioners that explored their perceptions of organizational IKM activities and environments. The data collected in phase two
supported the findings from phase one and informed the development of the case protocols for the third - case study - phase. In the third phase, six IKM projects in three organizations were studied. Documentary and interview data were examined to understand the relationships between IKM projects, the candidate enablers identified earlier in phases one and two, and other organizational factors implicated in IKM
initiatives. When analyzed, the findings from the third phase converged with the data
collected in the previous two phases, and provided a rich, deep and broad collection of
material.
The study culminates by synthesizing the data collected in the three research phases to
(1) confirm a suitable referent model on which IKM frameworks can be based and (2) develop an integrated, multidimensional IKM framework that assimilates the referent model. The referent model, which is based on previous calls for IKM frameworks to have a sound theoretical foundation, incorporates two established concepts from the IKM literature: (a) the operational, analytical and strategic domains of IKM activity and (b) double and single loop feedback loops of systems thinking applied to IKM processes. The practical and flexible IKM framework, which assimilates these concepts, has three dimensions. These dimensions are (i) domains of IKM activity and feedback loops (ii)
organizational enablers (iii) project context. It is envisaged that this framework be used
by practitioners to identify and manage areas of the business environment that require
attention to ensure success of IKM projects or initiatives.
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Priola, Vincenza. "Management of group work : a multi-methodological study of the implications of cognitive style on group processes." Thesis, University of Sunderland, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343536.
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Knauer, Stefan [Verfasser], Lutz [Akademischer Betreuer] Schweikhard, Lutz [Gutachter] Schweikhard, and Klaus [Gutachter] Blaum. "A multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer for cluster research and methodological developments with clusters / Stefan Knauer ; Gutachter: Lutz Schweikhard, Klaus Blaum ; Betreuer: Lutz Schweikhard." Greifswald : Universität Greifswald, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1194162800/34.
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Knauer, Stefan Verfasser], Lutz [Akademischer Betreuer] Schweikhard, Lutz [Gutachter] Schweikhard, and Klaus [Gutachter] [Blaum. "A multi-reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer for cluster research and methodological developments with clusters / Stefan Knauer ; Gutachter: Lutz Schweikhard, Klaus Blaum ; Betreuer: Lutz Schweikhard." Greifswald : Universität Greifswald, 2019. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:9-opus-29677.
Full textBooks on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Münstermann, Björn. Business process standardization: A multi-methodological analysis of drivers and consequences. Business Science Reference, 2015.
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Hmara, Ivan, and Viktor Strel'nikov. Environmental epidemiology and risk assessment. INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1019063.
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The material presented in the textbook is based on modern ideas about environmental epidemiology as an interdisciplinary field of knowledge, the purpose of which is a multi — level study of the "environment-human health"system. Special attention is paid to the issues of risk assessment as an integral part of ecoepidemiological research. It corresponds to the program of the discipline "Environmental Epidemiology", approved by the Scientific and Methodological Council for Environmental Education of UMO Universities. For students in the field of training 05.03.06 "Ecology and nature management", as well as related biological, environmental and medical areas and specialists of the relevant work profiles.
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Seignobos, Robin, and Alexandros Tsakos, eds. Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies 4: Place Names and Place Naming in Nubia. punctum books, 2017. https://doi.org/10.21983/p3.0184.1.00.
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Dotawo: A Journal of Nubian Studies offers a platform in which the old meets the new, in which archaeological, papyrological, and philological research into Meroitic, Old Nubian, Coptic, Greek, and Arabic sources confront current investigations in modern anthropology and ethnography, Nilo-Saharan linguistics, and critical and theoretical approaches present in post-colonial and African studies. Dotawo gives a common home to the past, present, and future of one of the richest areas of research in African studies. It offers a crossroads where papyrus can meet internet, scribes meet critical thinkers, and the promises of growing nations meet the accomplishments of old kingdoms. Place names in Nubia have only received limited attention so far. The need for such a study guided the decision to dedicate the fourth volume of Dotawo to this very issue. Place names are by nature dynamic and may shift over the course of the centuries. Therefore, toponymy is particularly apt to diachronical studies and offer fertile ground for multi-disciplinary analysis. The contents of the volume embrace a wide time frame (from the beginning of recorded history until today) and consist of contributions from scholars active in all fields of Nubian Studies (philology, linguistics, history, archaeology, etc.). The goal has been to gather into one publication the fruits of the collaboration of specialists working with all sorts of theoretical and methodological tools on the successive periods of Nubian history with a focus on the names that identified the micro- and macro-localities where this history was taking place.
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Ran, Hirschl. 6 Case Selection and Research Design in Comparative Constitutional Studies. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198714514.003.0007.
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Comparative constitutional law’s methodological matrix is fuzzy and amorphous. A close look at social science methods suggests a toolkit of considerations to be addressed in conducting comparative constitutional inquiry, thus supporting various types of comparative constitutional studies. The meanings, purposes, and modes of comparative inquiry in contemporary comparative constitutional studies are identified; some basic principles of case selection and research design employed in inference-oriented small-N studies are presented; and the emerging world of multivariate, large-N studies is explored. It is argued that no research method enjoys an a priori advantage over another without taking into account the scope and nature of the studied phenomenon or the question the research purports to address. Thus, attempts to outline an “official” comparative method are not only unrealistic but also unwise. Comparative constitutionalists should settle instead on a set of several more sensible guiding principles, common rules of casuality, and a multi-method approach.
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Andriopoulos, Constantine, and Manto Gotsi. Methods of Paradox. Edited by Wendy K. Smith, Marianne W. Lewis, Paula Jarzabkowski, and Ann Langley. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198754428.013.26.
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Despite growing scholarly interest in paradoxes, there is still a lack of literature expressly engaging with the methodological mechanics of “doing” paradox research. First, there are no clearly established guidelines around what should count as paradox in research endeavours. Second, there is uncertainty around who sees/thinks/experiences the paradox and what is relevant when it comes to the emergence, choice, interpretation, and appropriation of paradoxes in empirical settings. Third, there is still confusion around where one can find evidence of paradoxes. This chapter aims to shed some light on these methodological shortcomings. It suggests that paradox researchers can deal with these methodological challenges by: 1) showing evidence of contradictory, interrelated, simultaneous, and persistent paradoxical tensions in the empirical setting, 2) developing reliable and flexible protocols for paradox identification, 3) pushing for multilevel paradox studies, 4) practicing reflexivity, 5) staying close to the context, and 6) leveraging multi-modality.
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Savolainen, Ulla, and Riikka Taavetti, eds. Muistitietotutkimuksen paikka. Teoriat, käytännöt ja muutos. SKS Finnish Literature Society, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.21435/skst.1478.
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The Place of Research on Memory-Based Knowledge. Theories, Practices and Change The volume is a comprehensive handbook of oral history and memory studies in Finland. The Finnish research field has originally emerged at the collaborative intersection of history, folklore studies, and ethnology. Since then, this field has developed into vibrant multi- and cross-disciplinary arena characterized by a strong focus on methodological issues related to memory in culture and theoretical engagement with studies on narration and processes of remembering. The chapters of the book explore the perspectives on the production of memory-based knowledge in oral history interviews and collection campaigns of written reminiscences. Moreover, the book introduces versatile methodological approaches to the study of memory and memories, ranging from narrative to corpus analysis, and investigates the multiple media of remembrance from documentary film to museum exhibition. The chapters of the book also engage the field’s disciplinary position and interrogate the potentials and challenges related to the application of the methods of oral history research and the use of memory-based knowledge beyond academia in political, societal, and community-based projects.
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Alge, Barbara, ed. Musikethnographien im 21. Jahrhundert. Rombach Wissenschaft – ein Verlag in der Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/9783968218182.
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The volume Musikethnographien im 21. Jahrhundert brings together ten contributions by ethnomusicologists from the German-speaking world, who discuss current paradigms of fieldwork such as multi-situated fieldwork, reflexivity, dialogicity, feedback, auto-ethnography, activism and intervention through performance ethnography and collaborative research, as well as questions of repatriation, ethical handling of research data and the role of digital social media. In addition to theories and methodological reflections, the volume also includes reflections on the temporality of ethnographic material as well as ethnographical fieldwork on memory and the past. These reflections are applied to the subject of music and sound. With contributions by Barbara Alge, Stefanie Alisch, Linda Cimardi, Cornelia Gruber, Matthias Lewy, Julio Mendívil, Stefanie Kiwi Menrath, Monika Schoop, Helena Simonett and Britta Sweers.
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Timmers, Renee, Freya Bailes, and Helena Daffern, eds. Together in Music. Oxford University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198860761.001.0001.
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Together in music develops insight into the musical ensemble as an intense form of teamwork, as finely coordinated joint action, and as an emotionally and socially rewarding experience that enables positive outcomes for wellbeing and development. By investigating processes related to group music-making at meso-, micro-, and macro-level, it offers a platform for synthesis across disciplinary and methodological approaches, and the definition of a new level of understanding that is holistic and considers interrelationships between levels of analysis. The book combines review chapters that summarize the state of the art with case studies that present research outcomes. While most chapters focus on Western classical or contemporary music, the themes that run through the book have broad relevance, which include the role of embodiment and emergence, relationships between the social and the musical, multi-dimensionality of experiences, and technologies to investigate and support collaboration and interaction in ensembles.
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Schützler, Ole, and Julia Schlüter, eds. Data and Methods in Corpus Linguistics. Cambridge University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108589314.
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Corpus linguistics continues to be a vibrant methodology applied across highly diverse fields of research in the language sciences. With the current steep rise in corpus sizes, computational power, statistical literacy and multi-purpose software tools, and inspired by neighbouring disciplines, approaches have diversified to an extent that calls for an intensification of the accompanying critical debate. Bringing together a team of leading experts, this book follows a unique design, comparing advanced methods and approaches current in corpus linguistics, to stimulate reflective evaluation and discussion. Each chapter explores the strengths and weaknesses of different datasets and techniques, presenting a case study and allowing readers to gauge methodological options in practice. Contributions also provide suggestions for further reading, and data and analysis scripts are included in an online appendix. This is an important and timely volume, and will be essential reading for any linguist interested in corpus-linguistic approaches to variation and change.
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Al-Sharmani, Mulki. Islamic Feminism. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350266438.
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Mulki Al-Sharmani undertakes a close textual analysis of the hermeneutics of selected Islamic feminism scholars as they engage with the Qur’an, Hadith, and different textual genres in Islamic interpretive tradition.She focuses on the relevant works of nine prominent scholars located in North America, Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa. Bringing their works into conversation with one another, Islamic Feminism critically examines the epistemological and methodological contributions and challenges of these scholars. Al-Sharmani shows how these scholars’ engagements with the question of gender also yields new insights into the interplay between Islamic theology, ethics, and law. Drawing on extensive multi-sited ethnographic research, Al-Sharmani examines the societal significance and limits of the studied scholarship and how it informs and is informed by multidimensional Muslim gender activism in both global and local contexts. Towards the latter aim, Al-Sharmani focuses on two case studies: the global movement Musawah, and Egyptian Islamic feminism in the aftermath of the 2011 Revolution.
Book chapters on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Bilgili, Özge, and Marta Bivand Erdal. "Methodological Approaches to the Study of Migrant Transnationalism." In IMISCOE Research Series. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-91554-3_5.
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Abstract This chapter examines methodological considerations in researching migrant transnationalism, focusing on how scholars can embed transnational awareness into research designs. Recognising that no single approach fits all questions, it reviews diverse quantitative and qualitative methods from across disciplines. The chapter emphasizes the value of multi-sited fieldwork, while also acknowledging the insights that can arise from single-location studies. It critically reflects on how transnational research often centres either migrants or their non-migrant counterparts, often in origin or residence countries. A contribution is a practical toolkit that discusses reflexivity, positionality, interdisciplinarity, and ethics as these relate to knowledge co-creation in transnational social fields, and across global asymmetries. The chapter aims to support researchers and students in conducting nuanced and rigorous, transnationally conscientious research, and highlights the enduring value of a transnational lens in migration studies.
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Brien, Donna Lee, and Margaret McAllister. "Methodological and Other Research Strategies to Manoeuvre from Single to Multi- and Interdisciplinary Project Partnerships." In Constructing Methodology for Qualitative Research. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59943-8_12.
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Miu, Elena. "4. Research Methods." In A Field Guide to Cross-Cultural Research on Childhood Learning. Open Book Publishers, 2025. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0440.04.
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This chapter provides a non-comprehensive overview of the research methods used in cross-cultural studies of children. We present a collage of case studies and methods summaries that outline common practices and explore their theoretical, ethical, and practical implications. We first propose guidelines for dealing with issues of theoretical validity by showcasing the benefits of multi-methods perspectives for knowledge triangulation and introducing a design strategy for causal analysis. We cover practical organizational concerns pertinent to large cross-cultural studies. We then touch on ethical concerns and cover the value of long term cumulative study, revisiting old work from a non- western centric perspective, intersubjectivity and positionality, and include methods for sustainable and principled anthropology. Finally, we zoom in on methodological approaches used in cross-cultural work on children, summarizing the benefits and limitations of ethno-archaeological approaches, cross-cultural experiments, conversational analysis approaches, and standardized longitudinal assessments.
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Ahrens, Jill, and Russell King. "Onward Migration and Transnationalism: What Are the Interconnections?" In IMISCOE Research Series. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12503-4_1.
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AbstractThis introductory chapter sets the scene for the book. It defines onward migration as a migration trajectory that involves extended stays in two or more destination countries and distinguishes it from competing and overlapping terms like stepwise and transit migration. Onward migration is a growing phenomenon within overall global migration dynamics, although statistics to document the scale and trends of this type of migration are scarce. The main aim of the chapter is to examine how onward migration and transnationalism are connected. This is achieved both by reference to a range of existing literature and by citing evidence from the succeeding chapters in the volume. We demonstrate both how transnationalism can shape onward migration and, the reverse, how different onward migration trajectories may result in different forms of transnationalism. In this latter context, we identify inter-generational, split, widening and re-routed transnationalism, again drawing on examples both from the book and from the wider literature. The final section of the chapter consists of a methodological discussion on the practicalities of researching onward migration and multi-sited transnationalism, in which the technique of multi-sited ethnography is discussed, critiqued and modified.
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Coyle, Yvette. "Chapter 14. Setting up a coding scheme for the analysis of the dynamics of children’s engagement with written corrective feedback." In Research Methods in the Study of L2 Writing Processes. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/rmal.5.14coy.
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This chapter describes the development of a coding scheme for the analysis of young English as a foreign language learners’ engagement with model texts. After outlining the theoretical rationale underlying our analytical procedure, and the methodological problems we experienced when attempting to apply constructs developed in research with adults to a younger and less proficient group of learners, I go on to explain the multiple steps involved in our process-product analysis. Careful triangulation of different measures including the children’s written texts, handwritten notes, and transcripts of their collaborative dialogue across two multi-stage tasks, enabled us to identify a series of trajectories involving diverse combinations of noticing, strategic problem-solving, and degrees of uptake. The coding categories and methodological decisions are illustrated with examples from the children’s data. Limitations in the procedure are also highlighted.
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Barbulescu, Roxana, Sara Wallace Goodman, and Luicy Pedroza. "Conceptualising the Citizenship-Integration Nexus." In IMISCOE Research Series. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25726-1_1.
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AbstractBeyond reiterating the well-known trope that citizenship is simultaneously a status, a category of belonging, and an identity, this volume gets back to the long-standing question about the relation between immigrant integration and the process of citizenship acquisition in Europe. In this chapter, we conceptualize the citizenship-integration nexus, we review the state of the art around this question and clarify our understanding of integration. Furthermore, we explain why and how the contribution to this volume help us to revisit the citizenship-integration nexus: showcasing the acquisition of citizenship as a multi-stakeholder process, pluralist in form, manifesting at many sites, levels, and times (before, during and after the formal process of naturalization), the contributions question three main assumptions of the nexus. First, that citizenship is the main path for social incorporation. Second, that policies and processes of citizenship acquisition are conducive to integration. Third, that naturalization is a vehicle for socioeconomic improvement. Based on the innovative analytical and methodological perspectives included in this book we propose that citizenship performs tasks other than – and sometimes regardless of – integration, while social incorporation goals are often met irrespective of the formal acquisition of citizenship.
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Wallner, Mario, Christian Gugl, Alois Hinterleitner, et al. "The more, the merrier? A multi-methodological survey at the Roman town of Carnuntum." In Advances in On- and Offshore Archaeological Prospection. Universitätsverlag Kiel | Kiel University Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.38072/978-3-928794-83-1/p59.
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We have newly discovered the garrison of the governor’s guard, the castra singularium, in the Roman Town of Carnuntum. For a more detailed research we decided to apply a multi-method research approach on this importent archaeological site. The analysis of the different geophysical prospection methods was carried out prior to an archaeological excavation. By excavating a small area, the interpretations of the non-destructive methods could be evaluated.
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Fabbri, Loretta. "Apprendimento post-formale e ricerca collaborativa." In Educazione degli Adulti: politiche, percorsi, prospettive. Firenze University Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0006-6.09.
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This essay traces Paolo Federighi's research trajectories in Learning and Education for Adults through interviews with the scholar himself conducted over the years. What emerges is a multidisciplinary and international epistemological framework within which are situated the different declinations of counseling as collaborative research, capable of integrating scientific and practical knowledge. The proposed reflection legitimizes the adoption of emergent and multi-methodological approaches, just as it supports the demand for Collaborative Educational Research, capable of holding together communities of diverse stakeholders, such as universities, businesses, and institutional actors.
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Dao, Phung, Noriko Iwashita, Mai Nguyen, and Carolina Arias-Contreras. "Chapter 8. Teachers’ and learners’ beliefs about task-based language teaching." In Individual Differences and Task-Based Language Teaching. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/tblt.16.08dao.
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This chapter provides a systematic review of studies on learner/teacher beliefs in the context of task-based language teaching (TBLT). This review aims to identify the foci, conceptualisation, operationalisation of beliefs in TBLT, methodological characteristics, and major research findings. The results showed a lack of consistent conceptualisation and operationalisation of the concept of beliefs, and the studies have focused more on teachers’ beliefs about TBLT than learners’. The results also demonstrated a number of methodological issues such as lack of important background information about the participants and the study’s context, an excessive focus on English as a target language, an over-reliance on the normative approach (as opposed to the contextual approach), and a lack of clear and rigorus procedure for construct validation and data analysis. Despite these issues, the results show that TBLT research on beliefs appears to head toward an appropriate direction by adopting multi-method approaches and using diverse data collection tools. Also, the results show a promising picture for adopting and implementing TBLT in diverse contexts from both teachers’ and learners’ perspectives.
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Lyra, Mariana Galvão, and Hanna Lehtimäki. "In the Margins of Stakeholder Engagement: Fringe Stakeholders’ Inclusion in Sustainability Transition Initiatives." In Stakeholder Engagement in a Sustainable Circular Economy. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-31937-2_12.
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AbstractIn this paper, we examine fringe stakeholders in the context of transitions towards sustainability. Fringe stakeholders refer to marginalised and non-collaborative stakeholders whose voices are not easy to account for. Our conceptual study integrates extant knowledge about the concept of fringe stakeholders to provide valuable insights into studying fringe stakeholders in sustainability transitions. We discuss challenges to addressing fringe stakeholders in the multi-stakeholder approach and draw lessons for research design from a review of empirical studies of fringe stakeholders in sustainability transitions in urban settings. Finally, we discuss the methodological features that enhance giving voice to fringe stakeholders in stakeholder engagement research. As a contribution to research on stakeholder engagement, our paper presents insights related to addressing fringe stakeholders in the contexts of theoretical framing, research design and methodology.
Conference papers on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Jrad, Radhouane B. N., M. Daud Ahmed, and David Sundaram. "Insider Action Design Research a multi-methodological Information Systems research approach." In 2014 IEEE Eighth International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science (RCIS). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/rcis.2014.6861053.
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Merico, Alfio, and Mariangela Sammarco. "Archaeological Landscapes of Southern Apulia: Integration and Interpretation of Gis-Based Data in a Multi-Methodological Research." In Landscape Archaeology Conference. VU E-Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5463/lac.2014.45.
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Eikje, N. Skrebova. "Benefits in clinical dermatology from methodological and technological innovations in laser and optical technologies in inter-and multi-disciplinary research." In SPIE Proceedings, edited by Valery V. Tuchin. SPIE, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.803970.
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Alvarez-Jimenez, Alberto, Karen Barbour, Rodrigo Hill, Xavier Meade, and Declan Patrick. "Solastalgia: conflict and the fabric of life. Transdisciplinary creative practice research approaches." In LINK 2023. Tuwhera Open Access, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/link2022.v4i1.201.
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The focus of this keynote presentation is to explore the value of transdisciplinary and creative practice research approaches to address complex concepts and principles. One of the outputs of this research was Solastalgia: conflict and the fabric of life, a gallery installation exhibited at Ramp Gallery in August 2023. This collaboration began with conversations between researchers in law, and visual and performing arts, in relation to international humanitarian law, specifically the principles of distinction and proportionality. As the research progressed, the pivot point became the investigation of the concept of solastalgia – the civilian experience of pain and distress caused by destruction of home and home environments. In the broadest sense, all research involves the researchers’ embodiment and especially so in arts-based and creative practice research. More specifically, using embodied research methods to gather and express complex nuanced understandings means paying attention to embodied experiences and their meanings in every moment of research. The work of movement/dance artists draws on heightened attention to sensory input, to proprioception and kinesthetic awareness, the thoughts and emotions in lived experiences in relationship with others and environments around us. In parallel, painting and lens-based approaches engage as methodological and curatorial strategies to immersive and sensorial bodily interpretations. Here responsive painting, photography, video of live and place-based performances were combined to bring nuanced insights into the many layers of the concepts and principles addressed. Bringing un-alike disciplinary knowledges into dialogue through embodied research, art practice and multi-media gallery installation, led to a variety of research iterations, including written, performed and exhibited outcomes. In sharing this keynote, researchers Alberto, Rodrigo, Karen, Declan and Xavier offer insights generated from engaging in transdisciplinary through creative practice research approaches. The research team will unpack and discuss creative practice processes, decisions and iterations as part of a complex methodological system that culminated in the curation of Solastalgia: conflict and the fabric of life as a multimedia gallery installation.
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Toscano, Rafael Moura, Durval Leal Filho, Marianna Cruz Teixeira, Sandro Gonçalves, Helder Bruno A. M. Souza, and Valdecir Becker. "Design audiovisual para experiência compartilhada: uma experiência de sincronização de conteúdo e interação aplicada à educação." In XXIV Simpósio Brasileiro de Sistemas Multimídia e Web. Sociedade Brasileira de Computação - SBC, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5753/webmedia.2018.4593.
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The development of audiovisual content has become an increasingly complex activity. In view of this scenario arises the Architecture of Audiovisual Design (AD) as a theoretical-methodological instrument of analysis and creation of systems. The purpose of this article is to describe the process of building the multi-screen audiovisual system Caatinga Viva from AD. To achieve this goal, a partnership was established between Para’iwa and the Audiovisual Design Research Group to create an experiment in education. The construction of the system revealed that the elements available in the DA as Design Lines, roles and triggers are potential elements to create multi-screen systems.
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Zhukov, A. O., I. N. Kartsan, A. V. Nerush, and E. V. Okunev. "Methods of aggregation of fuzzy estimations and analysis by multi-agent systems of large volumes of information." In IV All-Russian (National) Scientific Conference "Russian Science, Innovation, Education". Krasoyarsk Science & Technology City Hall, 2025. https://doi.org/10.47813/rosnio.4.2025.1002.
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In this work, issues related to the development of methodological foundations for building monitoring and decision support systems for managing applied scientific research and space experiments are considered. Various approaches to the integration of mathematical models into information systems aimed at analyzing complex multi-criteria tasks are presented. Particular attention is given to the processing of qualitative, quantitative, and fuzzy expert evaluation data in different formats. The possibility of minimizing information loss during the analysis of hierarchically organized structures is examined. New methods for aggregating fuzzy evaluations and analyzing large data volumes using multi-agent systems have been developed. At the initial stage of the study, source data were verified and computational experiments were conducted, demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed approaches. As a result, a model for planning applied scientific research was developed. Its application has shown the potential to improve the accuracy and speed of analysis when forming space experiment programs. The obtained results can be used in the development of intelligent project management systems in high-tech industries. A promising direction for application is the creation of tools for efficiency assessment, state monitoring, and resource management in experimental planning within the framework of research and development projects.
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Camerani, Roberto, Nicola Grassano, and Daniele Rotolo. "Is corporate science growing or declining?" In 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023). International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55835/6442bcd51194fc7a73b429f5.
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The topic of corporate involvement in science has been extensively researched in the innovation literature. However, there is no consensus on whether the trend is on the rise or decline, as various studies have reported contradictory findings. This research aims to bridge this gap by analysing the scientific publication activity over time of a large multi-country and multi-sector sample of firms. The findings of the study indicate that corporate science has grown in the period from 2011 to 2015. However, this growth has only been in absolute terms, as the overall growth of publications in science has been greater. The study also found significant variations in corporate science activity across different sectors. It is important to note, however, that the results may be highly sensitive to the methodological choices, which makes it difficult to compare findings from different studies or make definitive conclusions about the phenomenon.
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Fatkhutdinova, L. M., G. A. Timerbulatova, and G. F. Gabidinova. "METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO ASSESSING THE GENOTOXICITY OF INDUSTRIAL CARBON-CONTAINING NANOMATERIALS." In The 17th «OCCUPATION and HEALTH» Russian National Congress with International Participation (OHRNC-2023). FSBSI «IRIOH», 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.31089/978-5-6042929-1-4-2023-1-479-483.
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The question of the genotoxic effect of nanomaterials, including carbon-containing ones, is of concern, since mutations of critical genes can cause carcinogenesis. One example of the potential carcinogenic effect of carbon-containing nanomaterials is multi-walled carbon nanotubes MWCNT‑7, classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a possible human carcinogen. The purpose of the study is to substantiate methodological approaches to assessing the genotoxicity of industrial carbon-containing nanomaterials. Methods. Methodological approaches were developed based on experiments in vitro to assess the toxicity of MWCNTs Taunit-M and SWCNTs TUBALLTM in BEAS‑2B and A549 human respiratory system cells. In the study, two tests, MTS assay and LDH assay, which evaluate different mechanisms: a violation of metabolic processes in cells and damage to cell membranes, were used to determine the cytotoxic properties. Genotoxicity was assessed using the DNA comet assay. Results. Study planning begins with determining the concentration range for in vitro studies, taking into account occupational exposures. The cytotoxic range for the studied types of CNTs was determined using two tests. Genotoxicity was assessed at non-cytotoxic concentrations of CNTs corresponding to industrial exposures, 0.0006 μg/mL with incubation for 72 hours; the results of the DNA comet assay showed no signs of CNT genotoxicity against BEAS‑2B and A549 cells. Conclusion. The evaluation of CNT genotoxicity is carried out using the DNA comet assay at non-cytotoxic concentrations of CNTs with an experiment duration of at least 72 hours after obtaining data on the range of CNT cytotoxic effects evaluated using at least two tests.
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Fügedy, Anikó Erzsébet, and Gavril Flora. "Social Factors Influencing the Acquisition of the Romanian Language by Students Belonging to a Local Community Hungarian Minority." In World Lumen Congress 2021, May 26-30, 2021, Iasi, Romania. LUMEN Publishing House, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/wlc2021/22.
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Research on language acquisition is a central theme in sociolinguistic research. Contemporary social, economic and political processes affect the life of communities and the languages what they speak. Globalization, migration and the enlargement of the European Union can significantly change the role and the future of majority and minority languages. In this research, we aim to reveal the family level language choice strategies of the Hungarian community in the small town of Margitha (Bihor County, Romania), discussing the role of family related social framework that positively or negatively influences the motivation of minority students to acquire knowledge of the Romanian language. For this purpose, we used both quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches. The results of research confirm that in multi-ethnic communities perhaps the most important, however at the same time the most vulnerable component of ethnic identity is the linguistic identity, which plays a key role in shaping the cultural landmarks and contents that determine the social integration of the individual. The positive family effects of socialization with the Hungarian language can be observed mostly in the ethnically homogeneous family. However, if one of the spouses is ethnic Romanian, the dominant language of communication within the family is more likely to be the Romanian language.
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Lukács, Bence, Mathias Andrasch, and Sandra Hofhues. "OERlabs: Empathy first, solution later?" In Fourth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8182.
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The project ‘OERlabs - jointly training student (teachers) for Open Eductional Resources (OER) use’ is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany (BMBF[SH1] ) and aims to sensitize and contextualize OER for all relevant university actors by strategically carrying out an open developmental process. This process includes organizing regular Multi-Stakeholder[SH2] Dialogues (MSD) over the course of the project. This paper briefly outlines the kick-off MSD event, its methodological approach in context of the entire process, i.e. building a base for working on solutions with implicit use of OER-principles and presents the participants feedback and provides results from the event. In contrast to committee work, our MSD-approach provides participants with more spacefor open discussions while still working towards a shared goal. In the context of OER, these events show the importance of focusing on the participants attitudes and mindset, rather than confronting them with general OER-related topics right away, such as licensing and creative commons. The project OERlabs will organize its final MSD in July of 2018, while also documenting additional experiences in an Open Book.
Reports on the topic "Multi-methodological research"
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Schneider, Carsten. Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research: Combining QCA and Case Studies. Instats Inc., 2025. https://doi.org/10.61700/dtj1vhg0ykv1r1939.
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This three-day seminar provides comprehensive training in Set-Theoretic Multi-Method Research (SMMR), integrating Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) with detailed case studies to enhance participants' methodological capabilities for drawing descriptive and causal inference. Led by Carsten Schneider, a leading expert in the field, the workshop covers theoretical foundations, practical applications, and the use of R software for performing SMMR, equipping researchers across the social sciences with impactful skills for nuanced data analysis.
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Ayoul-Guilmard, Q., F. Nobile, S. Ganesh, et al. D5.5 Report on the application of multi-level Monte Carlo to wind engineering. Scipedia, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/exaqute.2022.3.03.
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We study the use of multi-level Monte Carlo methods for wind engineering. This report brings together methodological research on uncertainty quantification and work on target applications of the ExaQUte project in wind and civil engineering. First, a multi-level Monte Carlo for the estimation of the conditional value at risk and an adaptive algorithm are presented. Their reliability and performance are shown on the time-average of a non-linear oscillator and on the lift coefficient of an airfoil, with both preset and adaptively refined meshes. Then, we propose an adaptive multi-fidelity Monte Carlo algorithm for turbulent fluid flows where multilevel Monte Carlo methods were found to be inefficient. Its efficiency is studied and demonstrated on the benchmark problem of quantifying the uncertainty on the drag force of a tall building under random turbulent wind conditions. All numerical experiments showcase the open-source software stack of the ExaQUte project for large-scale computing in a distributed environment.
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Klugman, Jeni, and World Bank UNHCR Joint Data Center. The Gender Dimensions of Forced Displacement: Findings from New Empirical Analysis. World Bank - UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.47053/jdc.141221.
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To date, research and analysis of the gendered dimensions of forced displacement have been limited. This Quarterly Digest highlights findings from a new, major World Bank Research Program which has sought to fill this important gap. The papers published from the Program include eight detailed country investigations and three multi-country studies covering 17 countries, and feature innovative methodological approaches, combining different sources of data to test hypotheses. The Digest presents the results over four main areas of research (poverty, livelihood, intimate partner violence, and gender norms), and concludes with a series of recommendations to improve the collection of data to investigate the intersectionality of gender and displacement. The Program’s findings lend support to a number of expected patterns, like the disadvantages faced by displaced women in economic opportunities, but also reveal some counter-intuitive results in particular settings, underscoring the importance of country-specific analysis.
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Shaw, Jackie, and Mary Wickenden. Insights from Inclusive Participatory Fieldwork with Learners with Deafblindness and Other Marginalised Impairments. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ids.2023.014.
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This paper describes and discusses a piece of inclusive and participatory fieldwork carried out at two sites in Bangladesh in close collaboration with local and international NGOs working on disability as part of the UK government (FCDO) funded Disability Inclusive Development (DID) programme. Our research fieldwork engaged two small groups of learners with specific identities (deafblind or young women) in workshops aiming to gather examples of and understand their experiences as young people with disabilities, both in general terms and about a work-focussed programme. Creative, visual and arts based multi-modal methods were used to encourage maximum participation, including from those with little or no spoken language or literacy. Some were accompanied by carers or supporters who also shared their perspectives. Local staff teams from collaborating INGOs and Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) supported, participated in and learnt from the process. Detail about the workshop activities and data from the participants are presented and discussed. Recommendations from the participants and reflections on the methodological aspects are provided. We concluded that using inclusive, participatory and creative research methods generates rich insights into people’s experiences, which can increase understandings about marginalised people’s lives and inform future interventions to promote their inclusion.
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Duvvuri, Sarvani, and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha. Researching Relationships between Truck Travel Time Performance Measures and On-Network and Off-Network Characteristics. Mineta Transportation Institute, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.1946.
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Trucks serve significant amount of freight tonnage and are more susceptible to complex interactions with other vehicles in a traffic stream. While traffic congestion continues to be a significant ‘highway’ problem, delays in truck travel result in loss of revenue to the trucking companies. There is a significant research on the traffic congestion mitigation, but a very few studies focused on data exclusive to trucks. This research is aimed at a regional-level analysis of truck travel time data to identify roads for improving mobility and reducing congestion for truck traffic. The objectives of the research are to compute and evaluate the truck travel time performance measures (by time of the day and day of the week) and use selected truck travel time performance measures to examine their correlation with on-network and off-network characteristics. Truck travel time data for the year 2019 were obtained and processed at the link level for Mecklenburg County, Wake County, and Buncombe County, NC. Various truck travel time performance measures were computed by time of the day and day of the week. Pearson correlation coefficient analysis was performed to select the average travel time (ATT), planning time index (PTI), travel time index (TTI), and buffer time index (BTI) for further analysis. On-network characteristics such as the speed limit, reference speed, annual average daily traffic (AADT), and the number of through lanes were extracted for each link. Similarly, off-network characteristics such as land use and demographic data in the near vicinity of each selected link were captured using 0.25 miles and 0.50 miles as buffer widths. The relationships between the selected truck travel time performance measures and on-network and off-network characteristics were then analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient analysis. The results indicate that urban areas, high-volume roads, and principal arterial roads are positively correlated with the truck travel time performance measures. Further, the presence of agricultural, light commercial, heavy commercial, light industrial, single-family residential, multi-family residential, office, transportation, and medical land uses increase the truck travel time performance measures (decrease the operational performance). The methodological approach and findings can be used in identifying potential areas to serve as truck priority zones and for planning decentralized delivery locations.
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Brophy, Kenny, and Alison Sheridan, eds. Neolithic Scotland: ScARF Panel Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.06.2012.196.
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The main recommendations of the Panel report can be summarised as follows: The Overall Picture: more needs to be understood about the process of acculturation of indigenous communities; about the Atlantic, Breton strand of Neolithisation; about the ‘how and why’ of the spread of Grooved Ware use and its associated practices and traditions; and about reactions to Continental Beaker novelties which appeared from the 25th century. The Detailed Picture: Our understanding of developments in different parts of Scotland is very uneven, with Shetland and the north-west mainland being in particular need of targeted research. Also, here and elsewhere in Scotland, the chronology of developments needs to be clarified, especially as regards developments in the Hebrides. Lifeways and Lifestyles: Research needs to be directed towards filling the substantial gaps in our understanding of: i) subsistence strategies; ii) landscape use (including issues of population size and distribution); iii) environmental change and its consequences – and in particular issues of sea level rise, peat formation and woodland regeneration; and iv) the nature and organisation of the places where people lived; and to track changes over time in all of these. Material Culture and Use of Resources: In addition to fine-tuning our characterisation of material culture and resource use (and its changes over the course of the Neolithic), we need to apply a wider range of analytical approaches in order to discover more about manufacture and use.Some basic questions still need to be addressed (e.g. the chronology of felsite use in Shetland; what kind of pottery was in use, c 3000–2500, in areas where Grooved Ware was not used, etc.) and are outlined in the relevant section of the document. Our knowledge of organic artefacts is very limited, so research in waterlogged contexts is desirable. Identity, Society, Belief Systems: Basic questions about the organisation of society need to be addressed: are we dealing with communities that started out as egalitarian, but (in some regions) became socially differentiated? Can we identify acculturated indigenous people? How much mobility, and what kind of mobility, was there at different times during the Neolithic? And our chronology of certain monument types and key sites (including the Ring of Brodgar, despite its recent excavation) requires to be clarified, especially since we now know that certain types of monument (including Clava cairns) were not built during the Neolithic. The way in which certain types of site (e.g. large palisaded enclosures) were used remains to be clarified. Research and methodological issues: There is still much ignorance of the results of past and current research, so more effective means of dissemination are required. Basic inventory information (e.g. the Scottish Human Remains Database) needs to be compiled, and Canmore and museum database information needs to be updated and expanded – and, where not already available online, placed online, preferably with a Scottish Neolithic e-hub that directs the enquirer to all the available sources of information. The Historic Scotland on-line radiocarbon date inventory needs to be resurrected and kept up to date. Under-used resources, including the rich aerial photography archive in the NMRS, need to have their potential fully exploited. Multi-disciplinary, collaborative research (and the application of GIS modelling to spatial data in order to process the results) is vital if we are to escape from the current ‘silo’ approach and address key research questions from a range of perspectives; and awareness of relevant research outside Scotland is essential if we are to avoid reinventing the wheel. Our perspective needs to encompass multi-scale approaches, so that ScARF Neolithic Panel Report iv developments within Scotland can be understood at a local, regional and wider level. Most importantly, the right questions need to be framed, and the right research strategies need to be developed, in order to extract the maximum amount of information about the Scottish Neolithic.
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Sett, Dominic, Florian Waldschmidt, Alvaro Rojas-Ferreira, et al. Climate and disaster risk analytics tool for adaptive social protection. United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.53324/wnsg2302.
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Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) as discussed in this report is an approach to enhance the well-being of communities at risk. As an integrated approach, ASP builds on the interface of Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Social Protection (SP) to address interconnected risks by building resilience, thereby overcoming the shortcomings of traditionally sectoral approaches. The design of meaningful ASP measures needs to be informed by specific information on risk, risk drivers and impacts on communities at risk. In contrast, a limited understanding of risk and its drivers can potentially lead to maladaptation practices. Therefore, multidimensional risk assessments are vital for the successful implementation of ASP. Although many sectoral tools to assess risks exist, available integrated risk assessment methods across sectors are still inadequate in the context of ASP, presenting an important research and implementation gap. ASP is now gaining international momentum, making the timely development of a comprehensive risk analytics tool even more important, including in Indonesia, where nationwide implementation of ASP is currently under way. OBJECTIVE: To address this gap, this study explores the feasibility of a climate and disaster risk analytics tool for ASP (CADRAT-ASP), combining sectoral risk assessment in the context of ASP with a more comprehensive risk analytics approach. Risk analytics improve the understanding of risks by locating and quantifying the potential impacts of disasters. For example, the Economics of Climate Adaptation (ECA) framework quantifies probable current and expected future impacts of extreme events and determines the monetary cost and benefits of specific risk management and adaptation measures. Using the ECA framework, this report examines the viability and practicality of applying a quantitative risk analytics approach for non-financial and non-tangible assets that were identified as central to ASP. This quantitative approach helps to identify cost-effective interventions to support risk-informed decision making for ASP. Therefore, we used Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, as a case study, to identify potential entry points and examples for the further development and application of such an approach. METHODS & RESULTS: The report presents an analysis of central risks and related impacts on communities in the context of ASP. In addition, central social protection dimensions (SPD) necessary for the successful implementation of ASP and respective data needs from a theoretical perspective are identified. The application of the quantitative ECA framework is tested for tropical storms in the context of ASP, providing an operational perspective on technical feasibility. Finally, recommendations on further research for the potential application of a suitable ASP risk analytics tool in Indonesia are proposed. Results show that the ECA framework and its quantitative modelling platform CLIMADA successfully quantified the impact of tropical storms on four SPDs. These SPDs (income, access to health, access to education and mobility) were selected based on the results from the Hazard, Exposure and Vulnerability Assessment (HEVA) conducted to support the development of an ASP roadmap for the Republic of Indonesia (UNU-EHS 2022, forthcoming). The SPDs were modelled using remote sensing, gridded data and available global indices. The results illustrate the value of the outcome to inform decision making and a better allocation of resources to deliver ASP to the case study area. RECOMMENDATIONS: This report highlights strong potential for the application of the ECA framework in the ASP context. The impact of extreme weather events on four social protection dimensions, ranging from access to health care and income to education and mobility, were successfully quantified. In addition, further developments of CADRAT-ASP can be envisaged to improve modelling results and uptake of this tool in ASP implementation. Recommendations are provided for four central themes: mainstreaming the CADRAT approach into ASP, data and information needs for the application of CADRAT-ASP, methodological advancements of the ECA framework to support ASP and use of CADRAT-ASP for improved resilience-building. Specific recommendations are given, including the integration of additional hazards, such as flood, drought or heatwaves, for a more comprehensive outlook on potential risks. This would provide a broader overview and allow for multi-hazard risk planning. In addition, high-resolution local data and stakeholder involvement can increase both ownership and the relevance of SPDs. Further recommendations include the development of a database and the inclusion of climate and socioeconomic scenarios in analyses.