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Williams, Emma (2018) Resisting the drive to theorise : a phenomenological perspective on social science research. Magis, Revista Internacional de Investigación en Educación, 11 (22). pp. 43-56. doi:10.11144/Javeriana.m11-22.rdtp ISSN 2027-1174.
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.m11-22.rdtp
Abstract
This article explores predominant uses of theory in social science research in relation to the approach of phenomenological philosophy. While phenomenology is sometimes interpreted as one theoretical or methodological paradigm amongst others in the field of qualitative research, this article explores key thinkers within the philosophical tradition of phenomenology to argue that this tradition can raise challenges for predominant conceptions of research and theorizing in the social sciences and certain philosophical idea(l)s that can be connected to them. The distinctive nature of phenomenological description is outlined, and new possibilities for qualitative research are sketched. Also considered is the question of whether qualitative research should seek to enshrine the intellectual virtues of the arts, and resist the inclination towards the scientific -- and scientistic -- drive to theorize.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Alternative Title: | Resistiendo el impulso de teorizar : Una perspectiva fenomenológica en una investigación de ciencias sociales | ||||||||
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Education Studies (2013- ) | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social sciences, Phenomenology, Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Magis, Revista Internacional de Investigación en Educación | ||||||||
Publisher: | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2027-1174 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 16 October 2018 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||||
Number: | 22 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 43-56 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.11144/Javeriana.m11-22.rdtp | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 20 June 2018 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 22 October 2018 | ||||||||
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