Losing the So-Called Paradigm War: Does our Confusion, Disarray, and Retreat Contribute to the Advance?

In this article, I argue that what is commonly lamented as the decline of qualitative research might be because of our own inability to reveal something true about being-in-the-world. Four problems with qualitative work are identified: making what is obvious inescapable, confusion around what const...

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Autor principal:	James Colin Field
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	University of Calgary 2017
Materias:	Qualitative research hermeneutics phenomenology mixed methods bricoleur multiple realties truth Philosophy (General) B1-5802
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f716cbb85e074a6a85f246632e528dbd2021-11-25T21:24:48ZLosing the So-Called Paradigm War: Does our Confusion, Disarray, and Retreat Contribute to the Advance?10.11575/jah.v0i0.533081927-4416https://doaj.org/article/f716cbb85e074a6a85f246632e528dbd2017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jah/article/view/53308https://doaj.org/toc/1927-4416 In this article, I argue that what is commonly lamented as the decline of qualitative research might be because of our own inability to reveal something true about being-in-the-world. Four problems with qualitative work are identified: making what is obvious inescapable, confusion around what constitutes qualitative research and phenomenology, uniformed and disrespectful mixing of methods, and devolution into “little t” truth. I finish by calling for bold, evocative interpretation, and posing the question: What is the nature of the revolution that hermeneutics can foment? James Colin FieldUniversity of CalgaryarticleQualitative researchhermeneuticsphenomenology mixed methodsbricoleurmultiple realtiestruthPhilosophy (General)B1-5802ENJournal of Applied Hermeneutics (2017)
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Losing the So-Called Paradigm War: Does our Confusion, Disarray, and Retreat Contribute to the Advance?

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