Testing the Value of 4D Visualizations for Enhancing Mindfulness in Utility Reconstruction Works

Scholtenhuis, Léon Luc olde; Hartmann, T.; Dorée, Andries G.

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001126

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“…The results revealed that ethnographic research contributed to a variety of areas within the field of construction management. Ethnographic work provided insights on complex social phenomenon such as protests (Teo & Loosemore, 2014) and compensation cultures (Oswald et al, 2019a); into the complexities associated with the implementation of new technology (Scholtenhuis et al, 2016); as well as insights into social classes (e.g. Thiel, 2012) and practices (Mäki & Kerosuo, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ethnographic-action research has been a popular choice for investigating technology on construction projects. Scholtenhuis et al (2016) implemented 4D models on three case projects, before qualitatively assessing them in an ethnographic-action research approach. Project meetings were tape recorded and notes were taken about how the 4D-models influenced mindful behaviour.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As well as this theoretical challenge, ethnographic work can provide practical understanding through the application of ethnographic-action research studies. These can be utilised when implementing new technologies into the workplace (see, for example, Scholtenhuis et al 2016), which can help understand the 'why' and 'how' performance has been affected, and to make practical changes based on these findings. Hence, ethnographic work can hold considerable promise for understanding construction practice and offers a route to understanding that creates a valid basis for proposing interventions (see Pink et al, 2010).…”

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“…Considering the proliferation of short-term ethnographies in this review, it is worth noting that within this approach, there is an expectation of an ongoing and sharply focused ethnographic-analytical-theoretical dialog (see Pink & Morgan, 2013). The ethnographic studies were also presented in very dissimilar ways, with the use of figures and tables (see Zanen et al, 2013;Scholtenhuis et al, 2016), figures and quotes (see Ramalingam & Mahalingam, 2018), vignettes (see Shipton et al, 2014) and prologues (see Tutt et al, 2013b;Oswald et al, 2018a).…”

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“…This is an important shift, and one which suggests that ethnographic practice can have practical as well as theoretical benefits; through offering fresh perspectives for practical improvement (see Pink et al, 2010). The recent increase in innovative techniques, such as ethnographic-action research (e.g Scholtenhuis et al, 2016), focus on practical implementation and improvement, and suggest this is another reason for the recent uptake in various ethnographic techniques.…”

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Ethnographic Research in the Construction Industry: A Critical Review

Oswald

Dainty

2020

J. Constr. Eng. Manage.

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A decade ago, there were multiple calls for more ethnographic research in the construction industry in order to provide deeper insights into industry practice. Since those calls, methods under the umbrella of ethnographic methods have been more regularly applied, with various data collection techniques being adopted, often as part of multi-faceted research designs. It is argued that it is now an appropriate time to critically review ethnographic research studies over the past ten years, in order to establish the kinds of knowledge they generate and the intervention that they may inform. In doing so, this also begins to identify contributions and areas that deserve more attention. We reviewed 57 relevant studies that adopted approaches such as auto-ethnography, quasiethnography, ethnographic-action research, retrospective ethnography and ethnographic interviewing, used both to explore problems and confirm results. Interesting intense forms of ethnography dominated, with alternative and shorter-term ethnographic work (as opposed to 'classic' long-term approaches) forming the basis of the majority of the studies reviewed. The methods explicated within these papers suggested they were rooted within different ontological positions, with there being little consistency in terms of how the rigour of the approaches used was evaluated. There was also a distinct lack of researcher reflexivity on their emotions. This means that many researchers fail to reflect on their role within the social worlds that they study; which, in a Western construction context can be a macho, masculine, and potentially dangerous (physically and mentally) environment. Greater levels of appreciation and consistency in judging ethnographic research, and greater reflexivity on the influence of the researcher's position and influence on the practices studied, are pre-requisites for robust ethnographic practice.

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