%0 Journal Article
%T Following Some Dreams: Recognizing Opportunities, Posing Interesting Questions, and Implementing Alternative Methods
%J International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
%D 1997
%A Drabek, Thomas E.
%V 15
%N 1
%P 21-46
%X For over three decades I have implemented alternative methodologies so as to pursue interesting research questions. My work has been guided by three goals: (1) test and extend sociological theory related to human response to disaster; (2) identify insights relevant to emergency management practitioners; and (3) communicate the results to both the academic and practitioner communities. In this essay three themes are developed: (1) a survey of the alternative methods I used in numerous disaster studies; (2) an evaluation of the state of disaster research; and (3) speculative thoughts regarding future directions, needs, and potentials.<p />
%G 
%I International Sociological Association, International Research Committee on Disasters
%@ 0280-7270
%U http://dx.doi.org/