ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses various research approaches which are available for testing the question set out in Chapter 3 and examines their respective values in general terms. Leading on from this, an action research framework is established, within which the Multiview methodology, as detailed in Chapter 2, will be applied. Chapters 1 and 2 discussed the importance of the analyst as part of the research process. This chapter introduces a self-analysis tool which provides information on how the researcher has arrived at the current situation and the types of prejudices and assumptions which he or she may bring into the research context. It is argued that these factors are important in understanding the nature of analysis and design undertaken in the field, and they are shown to be valuable in developing and modifying the researcher’s approach. The self-analysis tool is developed in the course of Chapters 5, 6 and 7 and evaluated in Chapter 8.
