ABSTRACT
The preceding chapters took as their focus the theoretical concerns of this book, whereas this chapter examines the practical concerns of data collection. The chapter will describe and justify the methodological approach employed to collect the data, and will be structured in the following way: the first segment of the chapter will offer some thoughts and comments on the methodological approach chosen for this project, in essence answering the question ‘why’ certain methods and approaches were chosen above others. Secondly, it will provide some thoughts on the importance of reflexivity in research, which is taken to mean an exploration of background assumptions. It will conclude by supplying the reader with details of the overall aims of the research project and the manner in which the information was obtained, thus dealing with the ‘how’ element of research.
