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Abowitz, D A and Toole, T M (2010) Mixed Method Research: Fundamental Issues of Design, Validity, and Reliability in Construction Research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 108–16.

Azhar, S, Ahmad, I and Sein, M K (2010) Action Research as a Proactive Research Method for Construction Engineering and Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 87–98.

Bernold, L E and Lee, T S (2010) Experimental Research in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 26–35.

Flood, I and Issa, R R A (2010) Empirical Modeling Methodologies for Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 36–48.

Gibson, G E and Whittington, D A (2010) Charrettes as a Method for Engaging Industry in Best Practices Research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 66–75.

Green, S D, Kao, C and Larsen, G D (2010) Contextualist Research: Iterating between Methods While Following an Empirically Grounded Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 117–26.

Hallowell, M R and Gambatese, J A (2010) Qualitative Research: Application of the Delphi Method to CEM Research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 99–107.

Kandil, A, El-Rayes, K and El-Anwar, O (2010) Optimization Research: Enhancing the Robustness of Large-Scale Multiobjective Optimization in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 17–25.

Leicht, R M, Hunter, S T, Saluja, C and Messner, J I (2010) Implementing Observational Research Methods to Study Team Performance in Construction Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 76–86.

Lucko, G and Mitchell, Z W (2010) Quantitative Research: Preparation of Incongruous Economic Data Sets for Archival Data Analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 49–57.

Lucko, G and Rojas, E M (2010) Research Validation: Challenges and Opportunities in the Construction Domain. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 127–35.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Control systems; Methodology; Models; Research; Sampling; Statistics; Surveys; Validation; Verification; Control methods; Delphi method; Methodology; Models; Research needs; Sampling design; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Validation; Verification;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0733-9364
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000025
  • Abstract:
    Validation of the research methodology and its results is a fundamental element of the process of scholarly endeavor. Approaches used for construction engineering and management research have included experiments, surveys and observational studies, modeling and simulation, theory building, case studies, and various subtypes thereof. Some studies use more than one approach. A particular contribution of this paper is that it reviews different types of validation using examples of studies, analyzes the specific challenges that were found to be significant, and presents how they were successfully overcome in each case. Another contribution is that it describes new opportunities for research validation that are emerging at the horizon as well as ongoing collaborative efforts to enhance the access of construction researchers to validation tools. This paper increases the awareness of the paramount role that validation techniques play in scholarly work by providing readers with recommendations to properly validate their own research efforts.

Martinez, J C (2010) Methodology for Conducting Discrete-Event Simulation Studies in Construction Engineering and Management. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 3–16.

Phelps, A F and Horman, M J (2010) Ethnographic Theory-Building Research in Construction. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 136(01), 58–65.