Embracing Ethnography

Doing Contextualised Construction Research

Author: David Oswald and Léon olde Scholtenhuis

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This book calls for those interested in robust construction research to embrace ethnography – in all its forms, including rapid ethnographies, ethnographic-action research, autoethnography, as well as longer-term ethnographies

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The diversification of ethnographic approaches, as well as ethnographers, will lead to rich insights that can advance the industry theoretically and practically. We share experiences, key considerations and recommendations from leading construction ethnographic researchers from around the world to provide discussion, reflection and understanding into doing ethnography in the construction industry.

This book is aimed at academics, students, consultants, editors, reviewers, policymakers, funders and others interested in robust research in the construction industry and built environment but will also be useful for those undertaking research within organisations in other industries.

About the Author

David Oswald is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management at RMIT University, Australia. He has undertaken award-winning ethnographic research in the fields of construction management and the built environment, including the ‘2020 Best Paper Award’ in a leading journal in the field, the Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management.

Léon olde Scholtenhuis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management and Engineering at the University of Twente, Netherlands. Léon’s lab conducts practice-based research, focusing on the intricacies of planning and construction operations and how technological innovations enter this context. Léon publishes ethnographic action research work in technology and construction management outlets such as the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management and the ASCE Monograph Series.