Table 1 Summary of methods used
Year | Results | Method | Analysis (software) |
|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Historic information about food practice and life in Treze Tílias in 1934 | Literature research, qualitative interviews | Qualitative text analysis (Atlas.ti) |
2008 | Cultural food knowledge in Treze Tílias and Tyrol in the present | Free-Listing | Smith’s Salience index (Anthropac) |
2008 | Personal network cards showing how food knowledge is transmitted from a personal view | Single name generator and name interpreter | Visualisation (MS Excel, Pajek, SPSS) |
2008, 2009 | Food practice in restaurants and hotels in Treze Tílias | Participant observation | Qualitative text analysis (Atlas.ti) |
2009 | Social network: Recommendation network, showing Tyrolean food experts in Treze Tílias | Single name generator | Visualisation of the network (Visone) |
2009 | Social network: Advice network, indicating actual transmission of knowledge about Tyrolean food in Treze Tílias | Single name generator | Visualisation of the network (Visone) |