Due to the fact that I am interested in using an arts council and their arts programming as the vehicle that I hope will regenerate my community, I believe that a case study methodology will be the best fit. This decision can be explained through the words of Yin, when he explained case study as “an empirical inquiry that investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context, especially when the boundaries between phenomenon and context are not clearly evident.” (as cited in Meyer, 2001). In my words, a case study is useful in showing how something happens in a real life situation. I will be performing a case study on the Colquitt-Miller Arts Council of Colquitt, Georgia. The formation of this arts council, along with the actions and programming they took, was instrumental in the regeneration of their community. This town is similar in size, economic standing, and cultural make-up. I will be conducting interviews with the members of the council via email.
In order to increase the validation of my study I plan on using the method of triangulation, as recommended by Johansson (2003), by using multiple methods of analysis, such as interviews, archived research, survey, and/or documentation.
Meyer, C. (2001). A case in case study methodology. Field methods. 13(4), 329-352.
Johansson, R. (2003, September). Case Study Methodology. Keynote speech at the International Conference Methodologies in Housing Research, Stockholm. Retrieved from http://www.infra.kth.se/BBA/IAPS%20PDF/paper%20Rolf%20Johansson%20ver%202.pdf
I noticed you said you will be doing your interviews with the members of the council via email. Will you also have live interviews? Could there be a difference in the responses either way?
ReplyDeleteI would be supervised if all the council uses email!
It would be convenient.