Tulumello, Simone (2017) Semi-quantitative mapping in comparative case-study research: Resources, constraints and research design adaptation. Field Research Method Lab Blog (07 Feb 2017). Website.
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This blog entry discusses the use of a ‘quasi-quantitative’ mapping method as part of comparative case-study research for a PhD, in the context of (unforeseen) constraints and scarce resources. Specifically, I present the challenges I faced working in different contexts, with different resources and in different temporal windows – and the subsequent processes of adaptation of the research design. First, I introduce the PhD research to ground the decision to use maps. Second, I discuss how a method designed for the city where I carried out my PhD (Palermo, Italy) was partially delusional in the city where I developed a second case-study (Lisbon, Portugal) and how I had to steer the research design as a consequence. Third, I reflect on the implications of a (too?) ambitious research design and summarise the lessons I have learnt with broader relevance for comparative case-study research, writes Simone Tulumello
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 13:46 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2023 21:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80602 |
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