dc.contributor.author |
Allali, B |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kulatunga, U |
|
dc.contributor.author |
Salha, S |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Sandanayake, YG |
|
dc.contributor.editor |
Gunatilake, S |
|
dc.contributor.editor |
Waidyasekara, KGAS |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2023-01-12T08:45:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2023-01-12T08:45:42Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
********** |
en_US |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/20151 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Collecting primary data for research is one of the most critical stages in the research journey; it is the
practical element of the research that requires access to data embedded in fieldwork. If the primary data is
collected from a crisis-affected-regions, the fieldwork can generate a high risk to the researcher. The aim
of this paper is to investigate the challenges of data collection in crisis-affected-regions. The personal
experience of seven different PhD researchers who collected their primary data from crisis-affected-regions
are presented and analysed in the paper. The findings suggest that the risks of collecting primary data from
crisis-affected-regions can involve different challenges: some of them are related to the researcher, such as
a lack of awareness around the aspects of the crisis context. Some other challenges are related to the
research study, such as non-clarity of aims and objectives. Also, within the context of study the main
challenge of collecting data is a lack of accessibility to data sources and documents. The paper provides
different suggestions to improve the practices of collecting primary data from crisis-affected-regions. These
are: providing supportive training to researchers who intend to research in crisis-affected-regions,
networking with other researchers with the same interests, increased regular meetings with the supervisor,
adapting an appropriate approach for collecting the data, and having a risk management plan. |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Ceylon Institute of Builders |
en_US |
dc.relation.uri |
https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2018-Proceedings.pdf |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Challenges |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Crisis-affected-regions |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Data collection |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Primary data |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Research methodology |
en_US |
dc.title |
Collecting primary data for academic research in crisisaffected- regions: challenges and recommendations |
en_US |
dc.type |
Conference-Full-text |
en_US |
dc.identifier.faculty |
Architecture |
en_US |
dc.identifier.department |
Department of Building Economics |
en_US |
dc.identifier.year |
2018 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.conference |
7th World Construction Symposium 2018 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.place |
Colombo |
en_US |
dc.identifier.pgnos |
pp. 158-167 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.proceeding |
Built Asset Sustainability: Rethinking Design, Construction and Operations |
en_US |