Re: Working with empirical data

[Gavin Melles]

Try mixed methods by creswell
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From: Tobie Kerridge <tobie@...>
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To: Kerridge, Tobie <tobie@...>

Sent: 3/07/2009 10:32:04 PM
Subject: Working with empirical data

hi,

I have two large archives of data from practice based projects which  
I'm starting to transform into some kind of structure to draw upon in  
my thesis.

The archives relate to Public Engagement of Science and Technology  
projects funded by the EPSRC, and the thesis will reflect upon the  
contribution (or not) of design practices to this field. I imagine  
each project will be written up as an empirical chapter.

In both cases the archives include:

- funding proposal, case for support, referees questions and  
applicants responses
- administrative documents including emails
- reflexive notes, blogs from project website
- photos of design processes, exhibitions and ethnographic research
- pamphlets and publications from exhibitions and other events
- press and media articles relating to the project
- academic papers, interviews and other accounts of the project
- videos of participant interviews, documentaries of public events
- focus group transcripts, questionnaires, evaluation reports

I'm finding this process exciting and daunting. I think my first step  
will simply be getting all this material together in folders, so I can  
see it, order it in some way, and start to think about it.

Does anyone have some advice to offer here? This might be an account  
of your own experience doing something similar, or a reference for a  
book or article that would be useful?

bests,
Tobie

[Martyn Evans]

Miles and Hubberman always good starting point for qualitative data
analysis:

Miles, Matthew & Huberman, Michael (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis: An
Expanded Sourcebook. Sage Publications.

M

Martyn Evans
Senior Lecturer: Design
Lancaster University
T: [phone]
W: www.imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/people/martyn_evans/


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Subject: Re: Working with empirical data

Try mixed methods by creswell
-----Original Message-----
From: Tobie Kerridge <tobie@...>
To:  <PHD-DESIGN@...>
To: Kerridge, Tobie <tobie@...>

Sent: 3/07/2009 10:32:04 PM
Subject: Working with empirical data

hi,

I have two large archives of data from practice based projects which  
I'm starting to transform into some kind of structure to draw upon in  
my thesis.

The archives relate to Public Engagement of Science and Technology  
projects funded by the EPSRC, and the thesis will reflect upon the  
contribution (or not) of design practices to this field. I imagine  
each project will be written up as an empirical chapter.

In both cases the archives include:

- funding proposal, case for support, referees questions and  
applicants responses
- administrative documents including emails
- reflexive notes, blogs from project website
- photos of design processes, exhibitions and ethnographic research
- pamphlets and publications from exhibitions and other events
- press and media articles relating to the project
- academic papers, interviews and other accounts of the project
- videos of participant interviews, documentaries of public events
- focus group transcripts, questionnaires, evaluation reports

I'm finding this process exciting and daunting. I think my first step  
will simply be getting all this material together in folders, so I can  
see it, order it in some way, and start to think about it.

Does anyone have some advice to offer here? This might be an account  
of your own experience doing something similar, or a reference for a  
book or article that would be useful?

bests,
Tobie