Methodological Essay Research Articles

Anticolonialism. Postcolonialism. Ukraine (Methodological Essay)

Anticolonialism. Postcolonialism. Ukraine (Methodological Essay)

Unveiling Dynamics of Contemporary Cities: The Influences of Urban Form on the Potential for the Socio-Spatial Vitality of Streets

Starting from the assertion that vitality can be promoted by morphological elements, the article focuses on the significance of understanding these relationships for the urban security. The research aims to develop an original methodological essay in different scalar approaches of the Cidade Industrial de Curitiba (CIC) neighborhood in the state capital of Paraná, Brazil. The study began with spatial syntax on a macroscale (CIC) associating road axes integration with crime spots, resulting in the selection of four analysis points on the microscale (street). The integration of these two scales as a unique feature of the study. Considering the lot frontage as a unit of evaluation for interpreting characteristics of public spaces, private areas, temporary conditions, and nighttime scenarios, the answers to the investigative question indicate similar behavior for the parameters of the two latter themes. At the same time, significant connections with criminal activities are found only for the second subject. This result is primarily conditioned by the existence of elements that do not generate vitalized places and are not attractive to the attention of offenders. In conclusion, the guiding hypothesis that certain variables for vitality have more relevant relationships between landscape and security is confirmed. The practical implications of this confirmation have real-world applications in structuring integrated policies for urban planning and security measures in contemporary cities.

Indirect Inference—A Methodological Essay on Its Role and Applications

Indirect Inference—A Methodological Essay on Its Role and Applications

“Once upon a time [...]”: Stimulating management research through vignettes

This methodological essay aims to present and reflect on some aspects to be considered when constructing and using vignettes as a data collection instrument. Characteristics, advantages and possible limitations of vignettes, practical circumstances of use, and frequently used formats are presented. These jointly-addressed aspects contribute to using vignettes in research in Administration, regardless of the perspective of the studies. As the vignette is a data collection instrument fairly used in Administration, this article can guide future researchers serving as a source for those more interested in understanding the characteristics of carrying out a study using vignettes.

K otázce lokalizace původu zahraničních investic na území České republiky

Promotion of foreign investment is a well-established practice in many countries with an inadequate capital base, and the benefits of this type of investment, particularly in the form of positive spillover effects on the domestic economic environment, have been repeatedly confirmed by numerous studies. However, still not enough attention is paid to the definition and actual content of the word "foreign" in the phrase foreign direct investment in the domestic environment. This methodological essay attempts to fill that deficit and, using the concepts of foreign and domestic roundabout investment, to propose a categorization of capital investment which would take into account both the actual origin of the investor and the actual place of production or provision of the service, as well as the perception of the product or service as foreign or local. The resulting categorisation matrix is then populated with concrete examples from Czech practice and commented on in detail. The matrix can close the gap in the current Czech literature, which concentrates on the terms "foreign" or "domestic" more than on their very substance and their material meaning.

The decolonization of research about feminicide: a methodological essay

The decolonization of research about feminicide: a methodological essay

Embodied relational research: How can researchers' competences in exploring existential aspects be enhanced?

This methodological essay discusses the following question: How can researchers' competences in exploring existential aspects related to healthcare be enhanced? Exploring this novel perspective on caring practice may help us better understand and communicate about experiences and issues that matter to others (e.g. patients/users). Two things are needed: firstly, a vocabulary mirroring an "aesthetic-holistic" research approach allowing us to capture the essence of "what it is like" and secondly, the development of skills and competences allowing us to understand complex aspects of caring that are embodied, ethically sensitive and sustainable. To identify personal competences and approaches underpinning research exploring "what it is like"-understanding human existence. The discussion addresses three questions: (A) What does human science exploring human existence search for? (B) Which researcher competences are required? (C) Which theoretical and practical approaches and dimensions may enhance the researchers' competences? We argue that we should find "ourselves" not only grasped through language and a qualitative research-methodological approach but also in what is reflected in the relation between self, language (dialogue) and the other. It is crucial to listen to the world in an ontological way. Emotions, feelings and bodily sensed understandings can, in some situations, bar us from stepping further into meta-physical listening and from adopting a being-in-the-world stance. In this relational perspective, the researcher may adopt an attentive pace and aesthetical attunement that transcend what cannot be reached through the language of logical, rigorous, precise and rational words, tuning into the ontological mood that exists as the tacit backdrop of our existence. This approach we dub "Embodied Relational Research." Researchers who explore humanity may benefit from cultivating awareness, sensitivity and understanding while displaying openness towards the other (the patients' or users' experiences). In this context, contemplative and creative dimensions are important to apply.

Collaging as Embodied Method: The Use of Collage in a Study of American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters' Experiences

This methodological essay describes the generativity of collaborative collaging in a qualitative inquiry project with American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters who serve D/deaf students within a public university. Sign language interpreting is a demanding profession requiring physical endurance, creativity, and quick mental processing to switch between spoken and sign language. Interpreters’ visual communicative culture aligns conceptually with the embodied arts-based, visual, and tactile research technique of collaging. We first introduce collaging scholarship to ground our discussion of using collaging as a method within this case study of ASL interpreters. We then provide an overview of ASL interpreter research and our case study to situate the collaging method used alongside other approaches, asking, “How was collaging a productive method for exploring interpreters’ understanding of their work experiences?” We describe the use of the method and the productivity of interpreters’ collaging for surfacing embodied experiences, fueling collaborative meaning-making, and showing rather than telling aspects of interpreters’ labor in another expressive language. We conclude by identifying the value of collaborative collaging in this case study and for other researchers, issues, and contexts.

Montessori Bibliography Online

The Montessori Bibliography Online (MBO) makes information about Montessori education and the Montessori movement more accessible through an online interface that includes links to digitized source materials. Historically, Montessori bibliographies and indexes have been published in physical form and include references to other sources, but a direct link is absent. This database builds on previously compiled indexes to consolidate citations into a comprehensive repository with an intuitive user interface and a robust search capability. Additionally, the MBO provides hyperlinks to digitized source material. Although this type of tool is not unprecedented in the larger research and educational landscape, it is novel within the domain of Montessori education. This methodological essay discusses the steps I took to compile and develop the MBO. Beginning with a review of the literature and legal matters, the discussion describes the methods and processes employed. It concludes by outlining future directions for the MBO. The MBO is accessible at https://montessoribib.ku.edu.

Análisis de la vulnerabilidad del turismo y el ocio ante enjambres de medusas en la Costa del Sol oriental. Una perspectiva multiescalar y multitemporal.

A methodological essay is presented to assess vulnerability of beaches´ human activity caused by jellyfish blooms arrivals. The pilot study area are the beaches of Torre del Mar and Caleta de Vélez (Velez-Málaga, Spain). The methodology proposes various criteria to assess the vulnerability of the tourism sector at various levels of scale, both in spatial and temporal dimensions. There are three spatial levels: scale of detail (the beach itself), socioeconomic influence area and municipal scale. On the other hand, the short and long-term consequences are estimated at a temporary level. Fundamentally, user surveys, interviews with economic actors in the area and analysis of statistical records are used. In general, it is observed that part of the economic activity related to the beaches improves in the short term with the presence of jellyfish while in the long term it suffers.

Assessing Vegetation Heritage Value: The Alentejo Central (Portugal) as a Case Study

Vegetation natural heritage can be valued in itself, but also as a habitat for many wildlife species. This study presents a methodological essay concerning the evaluation of plant heritage, applied in Central Alentejo, in the south of Portugal. This evaluation was based on the following criteria: horizontal and vertical structure of vegetation, tree cover density, rare plant species richness, phytocenotic maturity, importance as ecological corridor, historical record, scientific and educational potential and recreational potential. The vegetation heritage value (VHV) was calculated using a linear combination of the weighted criteria. In this way it was possible to identify the most interesting areas for conservation purposes. Of the 7500 km2 analyzed, 52% are natural and semi-natural areas, and of these, 18.8% have very high VHV, 70.7% have high VHV and only 10.5% average VHV. The highest VHV areas are actually included under the protected areas of Natura 2000 sites.

Comunidade e poder na sociologia da ação de Max Weber, 1910-1913

No ano de 1913, Max Weber define como objeto primário da Sociologia a ação comunitária – mais tarde, ação social. Este artigo acompanha o núcleo conceitual desta definição: a modalização da referência ao sentido, objetiva e subjetivamente, na medida em que isto permite articular as categorias de necessidade, possibilidade e realidade dentro de sua fundante perspectiva sociológica. Para tanto, examino, respectivamente: os ensaios metodológicos de Weber, com ênfase no período de 1907-1913; e então, mantendo este diálogo, os textos e manuscritos correspondentes à dita primeira fase (ca. 1910-1913) de elaboração de Economia e Sociedade, em que o autor trabalha formas de comunidade e poder

Strukturanalyse normativ-praktischer Rationalität

Im Beitrag wird auf der Grundlage der Theorie struktureller praktischer Rationalität ein methodologischer Vorschlag zur interpretativen Rekonstruktion der moralischen Dimension menschlicher Handlungen, Überzeugungen und emotionaler Einstellungen zur Diskussion gestellt. Zunächst wird für die Ausgangsthese einer prinzipiellen normativen Imprägnierung menschlicher Handlungsund Lebensformen argumentiert. Im Anschluss daran werden weitere charakteristische Merkmale der Theorie struktureller Rationalität vorgestellt: der rational rekonstruierbare Bezug menschlichen Handelns, Denkens und Fühlens zu (guten) Gründen sowie das strukturelle Moment und die lebensweltlich verfasste Tiefendimension in der Begründung menschlicher Handlungsund Lebensformen. Den Abschluss des Beitrags bilden methodologische Überlegungen zu Optionen und Auswirkungen für die interpretative Sozialforschung.

Metodologia de geolocalização para mapeamento intraurbano de COVID-19 em Santa Maria, RS

O presente ensaio metodológico apresenta como produto cartográfico o mapa do número de casos confirmados de COVID-19 por bairro na área urbana de Santa Maria, RS – 16/05/2020 (n = 100) – Casos acumulados, bem como uma breve explicação metodológica dos procedimentos técnicos adotados em sua confecção. Destacou-se a metodologia para geocodificação intraurbana no espaço urbano de Santa Maria, RS, e uma breve descrição do produto obtido para os casos acumulados até a 20ª Semana Epidemiológica (SE). O produto cartográfico e a metodologia demostram eficiência para a interpretação dos dados na cidade média citada e contribuem para a gestão em saúde local.

THE AMOUNT OF POETONIMOLOGY: PHILOLOSOPHEMES OF A DILETANT. 4. IN THE BOWELS OF ONOMASTICS

The article continues a series of methodological and linguohistoriographic essays summarizing the achievements of the philological sciences in the study of onymic means that function in literary and artistic spaces. The period of development of onomastics is considered, during which “literary onomastics” was formed as a direction of research, culminating in the formation of independent scientific discipline “Poetonymology”.

Correction to: Methodological Essay on Commercial Contracts

The original article was published with an incorrect version of footnote 3. The correct text appears below. 3The following conventions were followed in compiling the transcription and the translation. Square brackets indicate a lacuna of any length, parentheses the completion of an abbreviated text. Different type styles have been employed to indicate the different languages used in the document: Judeo-Arabic appears in roman type, Hebrew is underlined, and Aramaic is italicized. The text of the original article has been updated. Figures 1 and 2 should have been published in the above-mentioned article. The omitted figures and figure captions appear on the next pages. Figure 1. Jewish Theological Seminary ENA NS 13.34 recto. Image provided by The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Figure 2. Jewish Theological Seminary ENA NS 13.34 verso. Image provided by The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary.

“The interviews were transcribed”, but how? Reflections on management research

Purpose In qualitative research, it is recurrent to conduct data collection through interviews, which must be first transcribed for the data to be analyzed. Although there is a relationship between the stages of the interview and the data analysis, the link between them (i.e. the transcription) seems to be a neglected methodological procedure. This occurs because, in papers, it is generally reported that “the interviews were transcribed”, without any details about the transcriptions conduction. From this methodological gap, this paper aims to discuss the relevance of detailing the methodological procedures adopted in the transcription in research reports in the management field. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes the form of a methodological essay. Findings The discussion focuses on the concepts of naturalized and denaturalized transcription, the relevance of adopting transcription norms and the need for reflexivity in conducting transcriptions – elements that must be explained in research reports to improve the methodological quality. Practical implications This paper explores methodological details that management students and researchers can adopt when performing transcriptions. Consequently, journal editors and reviewers will have more subsidies on the methodological quality employed in researches, which contributes to a better evaluation process. Originality/value This study demonstrates the relevance of a neglected methodological technique – transcription, which needs to be detailed in research reports, to contribute to the increase of methodological accuracy and to provide essential information to readers, allowing them to evaluate the rigor of the research. Thus, it is proposed that transcription should be considered a quality criterion in qualitative research.

Professor David Lowenthal, 1923–2018

Professor David Lowenthal, 1923–2018

Methodological Essay on Commercial Contracts

In this essay, some of the central issues concerning the legal phraseology of commercial contracts in the Geniza are discussed. These issues include not only questions about the text of these contracts themselves and the relationship of commercial contracts to Jewish and Islamic law but also what insights commercial contracts in the Geniza might offer social and economic historians into how both court practice and business were actually conducted in the medieval Islamic Mediterranean. Following this brief discussion are a transcription and a translation of an actual thirteenth-century business agreement.

Big Qual: Defining and Debating Qualitative Inquiry for Large Data Sets

Big qualitative data (Big Qual), or research involving large qualitative data sets, has introduced many newly evolving conventions that have begun to change the fundamental nature of some qualitative research. In this methodological essay, we first distinguish big data from big qual. We define big qual as data sets containing either primary or secondary qualitative data from at least 100 participants analyzed by teams of researchers, often funded by a government agency or private foundation, conducted either as a stand-alone project or in conjunction with a large quantitative study. We then present a broad debate about the extent to which big qual may be transforming some forms of qualitative inquiry. We present three questions, which examine the extent to which large qualitative data sets offer both constraints and opportunities for innovation related to funded research, sampling strategies, team-based analysis, and computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS). The debate is framed by four related trends to which we attribute the rise of big qual: the rise of big quantitative data, the growing legitimacy of qualitative and mixed methods work in the research community, technological advances in CAQDAS, and the willingness of government and private foundations to fund large qualitative projects.