
In April the special issue „Spatial Methods“ of the journal „Historical Social Research/Historische Sozialforschung“ was published. I’m very proud to present my article concerning the examination of space perceptions in libraries and homes for the elderly in this issue:
Examining Space Perceptions. Combining Visual and Verbal Data with Reactive and Non-Reactive Methods in Studies of the Elderly and Library Users. In: Historical Social Research, Special Issue “Spatial Methods”, Vol. 39 (2014) No. 2. Pp. 181-202.
Abstract
Space is characterised by both its material and its social aspects. To examine space perceptions in this holistic understanding it is crucial to combine verbal with visual data and reactive with non-reactive methods, because not every perception is verbally expressible. The article starts illustrating a socio-spatial-material concept of space. Weiterlesen Publication: Examining Space Perceptions. Combining Visual and Verbal Data with Reactive and Non-Reactive Methods in Studies of the Elderly and Library Users
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