Transformative research

Abstract: Introduction. The Intersection of Applied Social Research and Program Evaluation. Paradigms. Rationale for the Transformative Paradigm. Breadth of Transformative Paradigm Applicability. Part 1. Resilience, Resistance, and Complexities That Challenge. In This Chapter. Human Rights Agenda. The Transformative Paradigm as a Metaphysical Umbrella. Need for Transformative Research and Evaluation. Examples of Transformative Research and Evaluation. Examples of Shifting Paradigms. Need for the Transformative Paradigm and Scholarly Literature. Need for the Transformative Paradigm and Public Policy. Complexities That Challenge. Ethical Impetus. Striving for Improved Validity. Summary. Part 2. The Transformative Paradigm: Basic Beliefs and Commensurate Theories. In This Chapter. Paradigms and Basic Belief Systems. The Transformative Paradigm and Its Basic Belief Systems. Theories Commensurate with the Transformative Paradigm. Politics and Power. Summary. Part 3. Self, Partnerships, and Relationships. In This Chapter. Human Relations as Factors Contributing to Research Validity and Rigor. Knowing Yourself. Knowing Yourself in Relation to the Community. Cultural Competence. Strategies for Developing Relationships/Partnerships. Types of Partnerships/Relationships. Challenges in Relationships/Partnerships. Recognizing the Complexity of Culturally Competent Work. Purposes of Partnerships. Examples of Points of Interaction in the Research Process. Building Capacity. Summary. Part 4. Developing the Focus of Research/Evaluation Studies. In This Chapter. Purposes for the Gathering of Information at This Stage of the Inquiry. Sources That Support the Need for Research and Evaluation. Theoretical Frameworks. Making Use of Sources. Summary. Part 5. A Transformative Research and Evaluation Model. In This Chapter. Cyclical Models: Indigenous Peoples. Cyclical Model: PAR. Cyclical Models: Immigrant Communities. Short-Term Research and Evaluation. Types of Transformative Research and Evaluation. Transformative Intervention Approaches. Summary. Part 6. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods. In This Chapter. Mixed- and Multiple-Methods Approaches. Case Studies. Ethnography. Phenomenology. Participatory Action Research. Appreciative Inquiry. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs. Survey Design and Correlational and Causal-Comparative Studies. Gender Analysis: A Mixed-Methods Approach with Potential Transfer to Other. Groups That Experience Discrimination. Rigor in the Process of Research and Evaluation. Summary. Part 7. Participants: Identification, Sampling, Consent, and Reciprocity. In This Chapter. Social Justice: Dimensions of Diversity and Cultural Competence. Rationale for Sampling Strategies. Recruitment of Participants. Protection of Human Participants and Ethical Review Boards. Summary. Part 8. Data-Collection Methods, Instruments, and Strategies. In This Chapter. Reliability and Validity/Dependability and Credibility. Language as a Critical Issue. Planning Data-Collection Strategies. Specific Data-Collection Strategies. Summary. Part 9. Data Analysis and Interpretation. In This Chapter. Transformative Theories as Guides to Data Analysis and Interpretation. Involving the Community in Analysis and Interpretation. Qualitative Data. Whose Voice Is Included? Quantitative Analysis. Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Results. Summary. Part 10. Reporting and Utilization: Pathway to the Future. In This Chapter. Issues of Inclusion and Power. Reporting Schedule. Reporting Options. Utilization. Dissemination and Sustainability. Future Directions. Bringing It Together to Take It Apart to Shake Things Up. Summary. Appendix A: How Prisms Work. Appendix B: In the Spirit of Self-Disclosure.

Abstract: This viewpoint article argues that the impacts of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 call for transformative e-Tourism research. We are at a crossroads where one road takes us to e-Tourism as it was before the crisis, whereas the other holds the potential to transform e-Tourism. To realize this potential, e-Tourism research needs to challenge existing paradigms and critically evaluate its ontological and epistemological foundations. In light of the paramount importance to rethink contemporary science, growth, and technology paradigms, we present six pillars to guide scholars in their efforts to transform e-Tourism through their research, including historicity, reflexivity, equity, transparency, plurality, and creativity. We conclude the paper with a call to the e-Tourism research community to embrace transformative research.

Abstract: Service design and innovation are receiving greater attention from the service research community because they play crucial roles in creating new forms of value cocreation with customers, organizat...

Abstract: The transdisciplinary research mode has gained prominence in the research on and for sustainability transformations. Yet, solution-oriented research addressing complex sustainability problems has become complex itself, with new transdisciplinary research formats being developed and tested for this purpose. Application of new formats offers learning potentials from experience. To this end, we accompanied fourteen research projects conceptualized as real-world labs (RwLs) from 2015 to 2018. RwLs were part of a funding program on ‘Science for Sustainability’ in the German federal state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Here, we combine conceptual and empirical work to a structured collection of experiences and provide a comprehensive account of RwLs. First, we outline characteristics of RwLs as transformation oriented, transdisciplinary research approach, using experiments, enabling learning and having a long-term orientation. Second, we outline eleven success factors and concrete design notes we gained through a survey of the 14 RwLs: (1) find the right balance between scientific and societal aims, (2) address the practitioners needs and restrictions, (3) make use of the experimentation concept, (4) actively communicate, (5) develop a ‘collaboration culture’, (6) be attached to concrete sites, (7) create lasting impact and transferability, (8) plan for sufficient time and financial means, (9) adaptability, (10) research-based learning, and (11) recognize dependency on external actors. Characteristics and success factors are combined to illustrate practical challenges in RwLs. Third, we show which methods could be used to cope with challenges in RwLs. We conclude discussing the state of debate on RwLs and outline future avenues of research.