Chiasmatic interpretative communities: an innovative methodology

作者: Ruth Billany

DOI: 10.1108/QRJ-04-2013-0025

关键词: Management scienceNarrativeBricolageMetaphorInterpretation (philosophy)Social researchEngineering ethicsSociologySocial policyQualitative researchFocus group

摘要: Purpose – Qualitative social research strives to deepen our understanding of aspects everyday human life and the narrative metaphor people living storied lives is re‐created in focus group method. The purpose this paper propose an innovative methodology for research, that is, chiasmatic interpretative communities (CIC).Design/methodology/approach importance evidence‐based inform future policy practice depends on trustworthy information chosen design or must fit purpose. strengths limitations method are critically evaluated. Potential issues accuracy during analysis resolved by informing interpretation discourse with experts from community.Findings Chiasmatic offer a re‐imagined synthesis repeated approach, community as interpreters.Research limitations/implications This blurs two methodological boundaries to...

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