•The WeD research methodology has six distinct but interconnected
research components.
•Each intended to generate data on key
elements of the WeD conceptual framework or the connections between the elements.
•A range of different research methods and
often these have been adapted to what is appropriate for the particular research
context..
•Involves the collection of both quantitative
and qualitative data.
•Methods sequenced to ensure the accumulation
or deepening
of understanding of the social and cultural construction of
well-being in the particular communities and societies being
studied.