LEADER 05233nam 2200673 450 001 9910460275903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-91573-9 010 $a1-118-91572-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000412047 035 $a(EBL)1895747 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001482751 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12542354 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482751 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11422246 035 $a(PQKB)11515374 035 $a(DLC) 2015010500 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1895747 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1895747 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11055098 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL785550 035 $a(OCoLC)905419539 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000412047 100 $a20150526h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aResearch methods for construction /$fRichard Fellows, Anita Liu 205 $aFourth edition. 210 1$aWest Sussex, England :$cJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (319 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-118-91574-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Part I Producing a Proposal; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The concept of research; 1.1.1 Research: a careful search/investigation; 1.1.2 Research: contribution to knowledge; 1.1.3 A learning process; 1.1.4 Contextual factors affecting research; 1.2 Classifications of research; 1.2.1 Pure and applied research; 1.2.2 Quantitative and qualitative research; 1.2.3 Other categories of research; 1.3 Theories and paradigms; 1.3.1 Development of knowledge; 1.3.2 Testing a theory; 1.3.3 A paradigm; 1.3.4 Positivism; 1.3.5 Interpretivism 327 $a1.3.6 Models and hypotheses1.4 Research styles; 1.4.1 Action research; 1.4.2 Ethnographic research; 1.4.3 Surveys; 1.4.4 Case studies; 1.4.5 Experiments; 1.5 Quantitative and qualitative approaches; 1.5.1 Quantitative approaches; 1.5.2 Qualitative approaches; 1.5.3 Triangulated studies; 1.5.4 Data sources; 1.6 Where to begin; 1.7 Summary; Chapter 2 Topic for Study; 2.1 Selection of a topic; 2.1.1 Resources; 2.1.2 Subject selection; 2.1.3 Choosing a topic; 2.1.4 Evaluating alternatives; 2.1.5 Refining a topic; 2.2 Writing the proposal; 2.2.1 Aim; 2.2.2 Proposition; 2.2.3 Objectives 327 $a2.2.4 Hypotheses 2.2.5 Methodology and methods; 2.2.6 Programme; 2.2.7 Deliverables and industrial or practitioner support; 2.3 Summary; Part II Executing the Research; Chapter 3 Initial Research; 3.1 The research process; 3.1.1 Initial phase; 3.1.2 Data and information; 3.1.3 Dynamic process; 3.2 Initial search; 3.2.1 Definitions and assumptions; 3.2.2 Theory and literature review; 3.2.3 Analyzing data from a search; 3.3 Literature-based discovery; 3.4 Assembling the theoretical framework; 3.5 Philosophy and methodology; 3.5.1 Ontology and epistemology; 3.5.2 Positivism and phenomenology 327 $a3.5.3 Constructivism and reductionism 3.5.4 Realism; 3.5.5 Fuzzy thinking; 3.6 Theoretical models and constructs; 3.6.1 What is modelling?; 3.6.2 Theoretical model; 3.6.3 Constructs; 3.7 Proper referencing; 3.8 Summary; Chapter 4 Approaches to Empirical Work; 4.1 Role of experience; 4.1.1 When does research begin?; 4.1.2 What is experience?; 4.2 Research design; 4.2.1 Context; 4.2.2 Empiricism and verification; 4.2.3 Deduction and induction; 4.2.4 Case study; 4.2.5 Ethnography; 4.2.6 Experiments and quasi-experiments; 4.2.7 Variance and errors; 4.3 Qualitative approaches 327 $a4.3.1 When are qualitative approaches employed? 4.3.2 Development of theory from data; 4.3.3 Analysis of data; 4.4 Quantitative approaches; 4.4.1 When are quantitative approaches employed?; 4.4.2 Sources of data; 4.4.3 Experimental control; 4.5 Experimental design (including experiments and quasi-experiments); 4.5.1 Experiments and quasi-experiments; 4.5.2 Variables; 4.5.3 Replication; 4.5.4 Between-subjects design (simple randomised experiments); 4.5.5 Between-subjects design (matched randomised groups); 4.5.6 Within-subject design (repeated measure design); 4.5.7 Factorial experiments 327 $a4.6 Case study research 330 $aThis new edition of a valued guide for construction students will: instill rigor into your problem solving and the production of reports and publications is one of the few books to provide guidance on research formulation, methodologies, and methods specifically for construction students has been extended in scope to cover many areas of debate, e.g. research ethics, and quantitative & qualitative research 606 $aBuilding$xResearch$xMethodology 606 $aBuilding$xResearch 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aBuilding$xResearch$xMethodology. 615 0$aBuilding$xResearch. 676 $a624.072 700 $aFellows$b Richard$f1948-$0957799 702 $aLiu$b Anita 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460275903321 996 $aResearch methods for construction$92169821 997 $aUNINA