Wuity as a Philosophical Lens for Qualitative Data Analysis
Qualitative researchers place value on taking a closer, insider look at data as well as the subsequent data analysis and interpretation. On one end of the interpretive spectrum, researchers should be fully imbued with the coding-to-theorizing process by attending closely to the coding that leads to...
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doaj-4b5a27e21d2f413b814514bc4c168f152020-11-25T03:36:05ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods1609-40692020-06-011910.1177/1609406920926885Wuity as a Philosophical Lens for Qualitative Data AnalysisCharmaine Williamson0Annelien Van Rooyen1Christina Shuttleworth2Carol Binnekade3Deon Scott4 College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa, Tshwane, Gauteng, South AfricaQualitative researchers place value on taking a closer, insider look at data as well as the subsequent data analysis and interpretation. On one end of the interpretive spectrum, researchers should be fully imbued with the coding-to-theorizing process by attending closely to the coding that leads to their analysis. On the opposite end, are those researchers positioned in the positivist paradigm, who vividly question the “researcher-as-data” analysis and its explicit subjectivity. As a middle ground, qualitative researchers have worked collectively in broader teams and/or used independent, practiced coders to add rigor to the coding process. These approaches clearly reflect the philosophical positions researchers adopt in following a research process. For the current study, the authors used the framework of Wuity thinking, which prompts exploratory learning and draws on Eastern-based wisdom. By using Wuity as both a method and a theory, an independent coder with prior knowledge of the coding process oriented a team into the epistemic practices of qualitative coding. The study found that the subtleties of a Wuity lens show delicate and enabling thresholds for expanding mindsets and practices within epistemic communities. The authors concluded that a coding team, working in a different manner, may well advance novel points of departure for qualitative analysis.https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406920926885 |
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Qualitative researchers place value on taking a closer, insider look at data as well as the subsequent data analysis and interpretation. On one end of the interpretive spectrum, researchers should be fully imbued with the coding-to-theorizing process by attending closely to the coding that leads to their analysis. On the opposite end, are those researchers positioned in the positivist paradigm, who vividly question the “researcher-as-data” analysis and its explicit subjectivity. As a middle ground, qualitative researchers have worked collectively in broader teams and/or used independent, practiced coders to add rigor to the coding process. These approaches clearly reflect the philosophical positions researchers adopt in following a research process. For the current study, the authors used the framework of Wuity thinking, which prompts exploratory learning and draws on Eastern-based wisdom. By using Wuity as both a method and a theory, an independent coder with prior knowledge of the coding process oriented a team into the epistemic practices of qualitative coding. The study found that the subtleties of a Wuity lens show delicate and enabling thresholds for expanding mindsets and practices within epistemic communities. The authors concluded that a coding team, working in a different manner, may well advance novel points of departure for qualitative analysis. |
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