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| Autor/in | Tierney, William G. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Interpretive Approaches to Understanding Organizations: Implications for Researchers. |
| Quelle | (1988), (24 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Anthropology; Data Collection; Data Interpretation; Educational Research; Higher Education; Interviews; Organizational Theories; Qualitative Research |
| Abstract | Despite growing interest in the use of anthropological or cultural research models, these approaches are not commonly understood by the higher education community. Because anthropological research differs significantly from other techniques, this paper first explains the rationale for using anthropological models to study higher education and defines a cultural approach. The paper then discusses how interpretive research diverges from the objectivist approach. Whereas an interpretive view sees organizations as social constructions formed by the interactions of their history, context, and participants' influences, an objectivist perspective assumes that organizations exist as rational entities created by individuals to support the common pursuit of specified goals. The interviewer/observer's role in data collection, the interview process, and the presentation of data are discussed at length. Generally, the interpretive interviewers admit their subjectivity, do not set out to prove hypotheses, and assume that all knowledge, all inquiry, is value-based and ideological. Interpretive interviewers generally use open-ended or multiple interview formats and employ other instruments (participant observation, historical analyses, recording of spatial and nonverbal communication clues). When presenting data, interpretive researchers try to involve the reader more freely in summarizing and interpreting results. The idea is to provide readers with a vicarious experience of being there. Included are 39 references. (MLH) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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