TY - JOUR
T1 - Doubting the philosophical assumptions of interpretive research
AU - Garrick, John
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999/4
Y1 - 1999/4
N2 - The philosophical assumptions that underpin interpretive research are seldom critically scrutinized in education literature. Yet interpretive research is a powerful shaper of knowledge about the world of lived experience, or as Van Manen puts it, “the lifeworld, which is both the source and the object of this framework” (1990, p. 53). This paper uses postmodern theories to explore the assumptions of interpretive research and to make explicit the grounds on which interpretive knowledge claims are made.Concerned with social interactions, interpretive research assumes that all human actions are meaningful.The interpretive production of meaning, however, warrants scrutiny as it rests heavily on the authenticity of the individual's subjective experience. Here, it is argued that authenticity and individual “agency” ought to be subject to greater levels of doubt than is currently the case.₩ 2009 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
AB - The philosophical assumptions that underpin interpretive research are seldom critically scrutinized in education literature. Yet interpretive research is a powerful shaper of knowledge about the world of lived experience, or as Van Manen puts it, “the lifeworld, which is both the source and the object of this framework” (1990, p. 53). This paper uses postmodern theories to explore the assumptions of interpretive research and to make explicit the grounds on which interpretive knowledge claims are made.Concerned with social interactions, interpretive research assumes that all human actions are meaningful.The interpretive production of meaning, however, warrants scrutiny as it rests heavily on the authenticity of the individual's subjective experience. Here, it is argued that authenticity and individual “agency” ought to be subject to greater levels of doubt than is currently the case.₩ 2009 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
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U2 - 10.1080/095183999236222
DO - 10.1080/095183999236222
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85008796784
VL - 12
SP - 147
EP - 156
JO - International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
JF - International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
SN - 0951-8398
IS - 2
ER -