Methodology and Methods

• Subjectivist approach using both interpretivist and positivist techniques

  • Narrative accounts – experiences and opinions

  • Focus on understanding participant perspectives

  • Element of iteration – as data collected, room for change in technique or direction of questioning

• Participants from built environment industry

  • developers, designers, builders, regulators

• And from new-build homeowners

  • with and without disabilities

Jane Bringolf Confirmation of Candidature Presentation UWS

December 2008