Mixed methods research design for the built environment / edited by Julius Akotia, Bankole Osita Awuzie, and Charles Egbu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to mixed methods research designs in the built environment / Julius Akotia, Bankole Osita Awuzie, Charles Egbu -- Onto-epistemological assumptions underpinning mixed methods research designs / Julius Akotia, Bankole Osita Awuzie, Charles Egbu -- Ethical considerations in mixed methods research design / Abid Hasan -- A review of mixed methods research design in construction education / Saeed Rokooei -- A hybrid project management model for construction projects : a mixed research approach Abdallah Lalmi, Gabriela Fernandes, Souad Sassi Boudemagh -- Enhancing the employability of quantity surveying graduates : a mixed methods approach / Samuel Adekunle, Iniobong Beauty John, Obuks Ejohwohmu, Clinton Aigbavboa, Andrew Ebekozien, Douglas AghimieN -- Understanding the effects of the built environment on autistic adults / Beth Noble, Nigel Isaacs -- A mixed methods evaluation of the social value of indigenous procurement policies in the Australian construction industry / George Denny-Smith, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Megan Williams, Martin Loosemore, Leanne Piggott -- A methodological application to construction economics research for theory refinement and extension / Mohd Azrai Azman, Carol Hon -- Effects of physical infrastructure on practical performance of graduates in architectural technology in southeast Nigeria : an explanatory sequential mixed method research design / Udochukwu Marcel-Okafor -- An exploration of sustainable procurement practice in irish construction-contracting firms / Duga Ewuga, Mark Mulville, Alan Hore -- Investigating the accident causal influence of construction project features using sequential exploratory mixed methods design / Patrick Manu -- Infrastructure project selection and prioritisation for socio-economic development in mining communities of Ghana : a sequential mixed methods research approach / Enoch Sackey, Julius Akotia, Jemima Ottou -- Exploratory sequential mixed method research to investigate factors affecting the reputation of PFI/PF2 projects in the UK / Stanley Njuangang, Henry Abanda, Champika Liyanage, Chris Pye -- An exploration of the implications of sustainable construction practice : mixed methods research approach / Cheng Siew Goh; Shamy Yi Min Chin -- Using convergent mixed-method to explore the use of recycled plastics as an aggregate for concrete production in South Africa / Nishani Harinarain, Robert Lukan And Bevan Naidoo -- Adaptive mixed methods research for evaluating community resilience and the built environment / Sandra Carrasco, Temitope Egbelakin.

"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 methods resource for students, academics and researchers across various disciplines in the built environment like 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. The 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, how multiple sources of qualitative and quantitative data can be combined and applied to carry out research projects"-- Provided by publisher.