| dc.description.abstract | The common problem of transdisciplinary
research is the acceptable research methodology. The
author was questioned with the same when developing a
HydroGIS model development framework as it synthesises
multiple disciplines. Hence the present work aims to
systematically select the methodology options for
developing research methodology for the research. For that,
it carried out a comprehensive literature review to
formulate how ontology, epistemology, and axiology axioms
are aligned with the author's thoughts. Then utilising the
"Heightening your Awareness of your Research
Philosophy" tool and Burrell and Morgan’s four paradigm
approach it selected and verified the most suited philosophy.
Based on such underpinning, it analysed the best-suited
theory-building approach and formulated the research
steps. Founded on those steps it comprehended the
methodological choices available to the research design.
Then analysing the findings, it systematically selected the
research strategies for operationalising the research
design. Finally, it could be able to identify the framework
development is in the interpretivism philosophy and
explains the subjectivistic truth which is axiologically
experienced by the researcher. The deductive approach is
identified as the theory-building approach, where the
components of the framework are identified through the
explanatory science approach while the design science
approach verifies the findings. Due to this bidirectional
shift, research needs to follow the sequential multi-phase
approach of the mixed method. Further, it identified
constructivist grounded theory, survey, document research,
and Multi-Criteria Decision-Making tools are the bestchosen
research strategies to operationalise the research
design. Finally, this work demonstrates how to
systematically select the research philosophy and formulate
research methodology for transdisciplinary research. | en_US |
