Using the realist interview approach to maintain theoretical awareness in realist studies
Using the realist interview approach to maintain theoretical awareness in realist studies
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DOI：
10.1177/1468794119881985
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发表时间：
2019-10-23
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
van Wyk, Brian
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作者：
Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.;Marchal, Bruno E.;van Wyk, Brian
现实主义评估认为，如何，为什么，为谁和在什么情况下的程序工作的理论和模型可以通过概念化的程序执行的背景下，生成机制的程序触发，和利益的结果之间的关系联系制定。定性和定量的数据收集和分析允许描述相关的背景，生成机制，和程序的紧急结果，并提供解释力，将这些元素联系起来。“现实主义的采访技术”，即受访者评论建议的“程序理论”，以提供完善，提出了作为一个独特的方法进行采访，在现实主义知情的调查。然而，在现实主义评价研究中，这种访谈策略的应用却没有得到充分利用。在本研究中，我们展示了现实主义访谈技术如何加强和保持理论意识，并有助于通过三个理论建设阶段：理论收集，理论提炼，理论巩固。
Realist evaluation submits that theories and models of how, why, for whom and under what circumstances programs work could be formulated by conceptualizing the relational links between the context within which programs are implemented, the generative mechanisms the programs trigger, and the outcomes of interest. Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis allow for the description of the relevant context, the generative mechanisms, and the emergent outcomes of programs and provide explanatory power to link these elements. The 'realist interviewing technique', whereby interviewees comment on a suggested 'program theory' to provide refinement, is proposed as a distinctive approach for conducting interviews in a realist-informed inquiry. However, the application of this interviewing strategy within the realist evaluation studies is underutilized. In this study, we demonstrate how the realist interview technique reinforces and maintains theoretical awareness and contributes to trustworthiness through three theory-building phases: theory gleaning, theory refining, and theory consolidation.