Citation

Khayesi M. World Transp. Policy Pract. 2017; 23(2): 38-42.

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(Copyright © 2017, Eco-Logica)

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Abstract

The dominant approach to developing theory in transport research which largely advances a priori propositions, which are then tested, is found wanting in the case of practices in urban transport policy. The framing of this issue does not reflect a serious engagement with the complexity of global, regional, national, provincial and local issues associated with the production of knowledge and practices in specific cities. The literature has not adequately addressed such key questions as: Are the factors leading to these practices unique to specific cities or are they generic? Under what circumstances can these prac- tices be replicated? This paper proposes the use of the grounded theory methodology (GTM) to develop a theory and con- duct empirical analysis to address key unanswered questions on generation and transferability of knowledge on best practices in urban transport policy. GTM is appropriate because it is not generated a priori and then subsequently tested; instead, it is inductively derived from the study of the phenomenon under consideration. The phenomenon is discovered, developed, and provisionally verified through systematic data collection and analysis. This ap- proach offers transport researchers the possibility of approaching the complexity of best urban transport experiences in different spaces "theory-less".


Keywords: Grounded theory; successful and best practices; transfer; transport policy; theory-less.

Language: en