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Consoli, G G S (2004) Conducting an ethno-methodological study for the comparison of private and public prison delivery processes in Australia. Journal of Construction Procurement, 10(01).

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: research methodology; prison design and construction; qualitative research; design-build; BOOT; DBFO
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  • URL: http://www.journalofconstructionprocurement.com/abstractdetails.asp?id=114
  • Abstract:
    Research within the hostile political environment of prison privatisation and prison procurement highlighted the complex interrelationships between the private prison industry, architectural profession and government Public Works and Corrective Services/Justice agencies. The study showed that processes undertaken in highly sensitive projects such as prisons may be unrecordable and unobservable. The study shows a purely qualitative research method is a valid means to investigate the interdependency between the main themes and areas of investigation. Although building construction research, even in regards to management theories and cultural relationships, show a preference for empirical studies. An examination of working practices and influences and outcomes were heavily weighted in quantitative research. The nature of the study showed that the research method could not reduce the problem to a quantification of the beliefs and stances. This paper defines a methodology that captures an appreciation of the ambiguity and unpredictability of the complexity of the networks amongst participants, the sensitivities of prison privatisation, and the impact of such relationships upon the entire prison planning, design and construction processes.