Interpretivist Worldview and Methodology

These flashcards cover key terminology and concepts related to the interpretivist worldview and its methodologies.

Interpretivist Worldview

The perspective that acknowledges multiple subjective realities co-constructed and that change over time and across contexts.

Post-Positivism

A critique of the notion that one objective truth exists; indicates truth is seen as relative, subjective, and socially constructed.

Co-construction

The process where researchers integrate their own perspectives with those of participants to create knowledge collaboratively.

Reflexivity

The act of examining one's own biases, beliefs, and reactions in the research process to understand and disclose their impact.

Inductive Reasoning

A method of reasoning that starts with open-ended questions and allows insights and theories to emerge from the data.

Big Q Qualitative Data

Data formats that align with interpretivist methodologies, including text, speech, photographs, and other artifacts, analyzed for meaning.

Transferability

The degree to which findings from research can be applied to other contexts, allowing others to determine relevance based on provided information.

Trustworthiness

The credibility and reliability of research findings, evaluated through criteria such as credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability.

Authenticity

Fairness and reflexive consciousness about one’s own and others' perspectives in depicting the values underlying research constructs.

Multiple Realities

The notion that there is not just one objective truth, but many subjective experiences shaped by individuals' contexts and beliefs.