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Doing interpretive research : learning and teaching imagination in social research / Koen P.R. Bartels, Hendrik Wagenaar.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bartels, Koen P. R., author.
Wagenaar, H., author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
Social sciences.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (280 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Summary:
The authors guide social researchers and instructors in better understanding and improving the experience of doing interpretive research. They demonstrate how emotions can be leveraged in the learning process to uncover surprising new insights about social reality and unlock researchers' imagination.
Contents:
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of Figures
1 Introduction: An Experiential Approach to Learning and Teaching Interpretive Research
Purpose of This Book: Experience, Emotion, and Imagination
The Problem with Teaching and Learning Methods
Who Is Afraid of Interpretive Social Science?
Structure of the Book
2 The Vulnerability of Creativity: An Experiential Perspective on Emotions in Learning and Teaching
Introduction
Defence Mechanisms in Learning and Teaching Research
Learning Involves the Whole Person
Learning Involves Emotions
Psychological Defence Mechanisms as Opportunities for Discovery
The Importance of Working Through
3 Interpretive Unease: Overcoming Epistemic Doubt about Interpretive Research
Gimme Shelter: Epistemic Confusion and Anxiety in a Naturalist World
What Is Going on Here? The Real-World Implications of Research Philosophy
Navigating the Methodological Universe
Vulnerability, Experience, and Learning
4 'Back to the Rough Ground': Stimulating Curiosity and Discovery
Using Heuristics to Stimulate Imagination
What Is the Real-World Problem?
Moving from a Topic to a Research Question
Heuristics and Working through as Experiential Learning
5 Organizing for Surprise: Transforming Methods into Heuristics
Introduction: Controlling the Research Situation
Organizing for Surprise
Cultivating an Interview Partnership
The Interview as a Report of the Interviewee's Experiences
Helping the Interviewee Develop the Interview Material: Markers and Flustering
Transforming Methods into Heuristics
6 Learning to Theorize
Introduction: The Challenges of Teaching Insight
Avoiding Theorizing
Deep Reading: Coding Open Interviews
What Is Abduction?.
Heuristics for Learning to Theorize
Learning to Doubt
7 Cultivating Imagination and Moral Judgement: Teaching and Learning Interpretive Research
Teaching and Learning Imagination
Methods Teaching as Moral Development
Beyond Methods: Creating Conditions for Experience, Emotion, and Practice
Teaching and Learning Interpretive Research in Different Pedagogical Settings
Becoming an Interpretive Researcher
Conclusion: Experiencing the Interpretive Logic of Social Research
Appendix: Theories of Learning and Teaching
References
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2025).
ISBN:
0-19-198270-9
0-19-288963-X
OCLC:
1516234092

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