Interpretive Research Design

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DESIGN IN CONTEXT

From the Human Side of Research to Writing Research Manuscripts

Thinking about research design does not end with access and other issues or its production on paper. There are more things still to think about: planning beyond the research itself, in both space and time. Field research, of whatever sort, has its own physical and emotional entailments, little talked about in the research design literature; to one extent or another, a researcher can anticipate and plan for these. These days, researchers need to anticipate ethics reviews; but particular issues arise when interpretive methodologies confront protections for human participants. Moreover, renewed demands for data archiving loom on the horizon, posing challenges for ...