What is Interpretive Research

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Exploring the deeper structure of a phenomenon within its cultural context by examining the subjective meanings that people create. Learn more in: Qualitative Methods in IS Research

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Methodological research perspective that attempts to describe, from a neutral perspective, the factors observed in exploring the research question under consideration. Learn more in: Interventions and Solutions in Gender and IT

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“Assumes that reality is socially constructed, that there is no single, observable reality. Rather, there are multiple realities, or interpretations, of a single event” (Merriam, 2009, p. 8). Learn more in: Navigators on the Research Path: Teaching and Mentoring Student Qualitative Researchers

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The study of the meaning people attribute to social actions. (Sometimes referred to as qualitative research.) Learn more in: Serving Rural Communities Using Blended Technology