Applying critical realism in qualitative research: methodology meets method
Applying critical realism in qualitative research: methodology meets method
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DOI：
10.1080/13645579.2016.1144401
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发表时间：
2017-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Fletcher, Amber J.
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作者：
Fletcher, Amber J.
批判实在论（CR）是社会科学的一个有用的哲学框架;然而，对于哪些精确的方法（包括数据收集，编码和分析的方法）最适合应用CR研究，几乎没有指导。本文提供了一个具体的例子，应用定性研究CR作为一个哲学和方法论框架。我以加拿大农场妇女在农业政策方面的经验研究为例，建议采用一种与CR本体论和认识论一致的灵活的编码和数据分析演绎过程。本文遵循定性研究的典型阶段，同时展示了CR在每个阶段所告知的方法的应用。CR本体论和认识论提出的重要考虑因素，如使用现有的理论和参与者的知识和经验的批判性参与，在整个讨论。最终，我确定了两个关键的因果机制，塑造农村妇女的生活，并提出了未来的方向，女权主义政治经济学理论，更有效地分析妇女的工作在农业背景下。
Critical realism (CR) is a useful philosophical framework for social science; however, little guidance is available on which precise methods - including methods of data collection, coding, and analysis - are best suited to applied CR research. This article provides a concrete example of applied qualitative research using CR as a philosophical and methodological framework. Drawing examples from a study of Canadian farm women's experiences with agricultural policy, I suggest a flexible deductive process of coding and data analysis that is consistent with CR ontology and epistemology. The paper follows the typical stages of qualitative research while demonstrating the application of methods informed by CR at each stage. Important considerations CR ontology and epistemology raise, such as the use of existing theory and critical engagement with participants' knowledge and experience, are discussed throughout. Ultimately, I identify two key causal mechanisms shaping the lives of farm women and suggest a future direction for feminist political economy theory to more effectively analyze women's work in agricultural contexts.