Mixed Methods Research Design for the Built Environment

Julius Akotia, Bankole Osita Awuzie, Charles Egbu, Julius Akotia, Bankole Osita Awuzie, Charles Egbu

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9781000993523
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Architecture General
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The application of mixed methods research design in the built environment discipline by students and academics has continued to grow exponentially. However, with no dedicated mixed methods research design textbook in this domain, students have struggled to conduct research projects involving a mixed methods research design.

Mixed Methods Research Design for the Built Environment provides a useful research methodology resource for students, academics, and researchers across various disciplines in the built environment such as construction management and project management, property and real estate management, quantity surveying and commercial management, building surveying, building services engineering, civil and geodetic engineering, and other built environment disciplines. The book can also be useful for students and academics outside the built environment knowledge domain.

This textbook offers practical and step-by-step guidance on how to apply mixed methods research design, including an elucidation of the various philosophical and methodological underpinnings upon which the choice of a particular variant of the mixed methods research design is predicated. It provides practical case examples and guidance on the processes involved to design and undertake mixed methods research, the advantages and disadvantages of using mixed methods research, and how multiple sources of qualitative and quantitative data can be combined and applied to carry out research projects.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Abstract
• Editor Biographies
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction to Mixed Methods Research Designs in the Built Environment
• 2 Onto-Epistemological Assumptions Underpinning Mixed Methods Research Designs
• 3 Ethical Considerations in Mixed Methods Research Design
• 4 A Review of Mixed Methods Research Design in Construction Education
• 5 A Hybrid Project Management Model for Construction Projects: A Mixed Research Approach
• 6 Enhancing the Employability of Quantity Surveying Graduates: A Mixed Methods Approach
• 7 Understanding the Effects of the Built Environment on Autistic Adults
• 8 A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Social Value of Indigenous Procurement Policies in the Australian Construction Industry
• 9 A Methodological Application to Construction Economics Research for Theory Refinement and Extension
• 10 Effects of Physical Infrastructure on Practical Performance of Graduates in Architectural Technology in Southeast Nigeria: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Research Design
• 11 An Exploration of Sustainable Procurement Practice in Irish Construction-Contracting Firms
• 12 Investigating the Accident Causal Influence of Construction Project Features Using Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Design
• 13 Infrastructure Project Selection and Prioritisation for Socio-Economic Development in Mining Communities of Ghana: A Sequential Mixed Methods Research Approach
• 14 Exploratory Sequential Mixed Method Research to Investigate Factors Affecting the Reputation of PFI/PF2 Projects in the UK
• 15 An Exploration of the Implications of Sustainable Construction Practice: Mixed Methods Research Approach
• 16 Using Convergent Mixed Methods to Explore the Use of Recycled Plastics as an Aggregate for Concrete Production in South Africa
• 17 Adaptive Mixed Methods Research for Evaluating Community Resilience and the Built Environment
• Index