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==Purpose(s) of Case Studies== | ==Purpose(s) of Case Studies== | ||
* (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems | * (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems | ||
| + | * Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, forest managers, DSS funders | ||
| + | * types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory | ||
==Methods - Theory development== | ==Methods - Theory development== | ||
| + | ===General=== | ||
| + | * One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory | ||
| + | * If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too | ||
| + | ===Specific=== | ||
| + | * Does the adoption and use of DSS vary by problem type? | ||
==Methods - Case definition options== | ==Methods - Case definition options== | ||
==Methods - Selecting studies== | ==Methods - Selecting studies== | ||
| + | How to select the case studies (million dollar question)? (asking other FORSYS members preferences; looking at country reports; looking at wiki contents; …lottery… an so on) | ||
| + | * Representative sample of problem types | ||
==Methods – Data sources & collection methods== | ==Methods – Data sources & collection methods== | ||
==Reporting results== | ==Reporting results== | ||
| + | * Add to wiki | ||
| + | * Publish most developed case studies as journal articles (seek special issue?) | ||
==Other issues== | ==Other issues== | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 25 October 2011
DRAFT ideas for discussion at Leuven meeting.
Contents
Purpose(s) of Case Studies
- (Forsys general) Produce guidelines for the development and use of forest decision support systems
- Possible audiences: academic, DSS developers, forest managers, DSS funders
- types of case studies: exploratory, descriptive, explanatory
Methods - Theory development
General
- One or more existing theories vs. grounded theory
- If purposes are different, relevant theories will be too
Specific
- Does the adoption and use of DSS vary by problem type?
Methods - Case definition options
Methods - Selecting studies
How to select the case studies (million dollar question)? (asking other FORSYS members preferences; looking at country reports; looking at wiki contents; …lottery… an so on)
- Representative sample of problem types
Methods – Data sources & collection methods
Reporting results
- Add to wiki
- Publish most developed case studies as journal articles (seek special issue?)
