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Ch. 4 the Role of Interpretation (Qualitative Research is inherently…
Ch. 4
the Role of Interpretation
Qualitative Research is
inherently
Intepretative
Qual. Data
never speak for itself
need
Read through Lens
that give a
Particular Meaning
Qual.
Analysis
Assumption
Researcher decides:
what's Important
, worth paying
Attention
what
can be Known about/through
the
data
diff. Interpretations
of Same Data
Always possible
diff. Readings of Data
ex. Account of a Stereet Robbery:
Phenomenological
better Understanding
of the
Meaning
of the Experience
of witnessing a robbery
for the particular individual
Social Constructionist
Account as a Construction
How
it's
put together
?
with
what Purpose
?
w/ what
Consequences
?
Realist
Direct
realist
accept
Participant
Description
at
Face Value
what is Described is True
(
Data = Reality
)
Critical
realist
need make
Inferences
bt'
what
Underlies
the Participant's
Description
Empathic
&
Suspicious
Interpretations
Empathic
Goal
:
understand
the Participant '
from Within
',
getting
as close as possible
to the participant's
Experience
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Elaborate and amplify
the
Meaning
contained
in the data
No
use
Theoretical Concepts
form
outside
the data
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Suspicious
Goal
:
Reveal
a
Hidden truth
Explanatory
Explain
why smth is the way it is,
by
referring
to its
Underlying Meaning
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No
mutually
Exclusive
,
a
Combination
of the 2 is
Required