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The Method of Thick Description and Interpretationin Classroom-based Researches(PDF)

《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]

Issue:
2019年06期
Page:
25-33
Research Field:
教育学研究
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Title:
The Method of Thick Description and Interpretationin Classroom-based Researches
Author(s):
WANG Jian LIU Yiying
Keywords:
classroom-based research thick description interpretation
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Abstract:
The methodology of classroom-based researches is informed by anthropology, hermeneuticsand phenomenology, so the researchers in this field are eager to understand what happens in classrooms andwhat is the rationale behind this. To achieve this end, the application of the method of thick description andinterpretation has gradually gained widespread attention among them. The thick description is an in-depthdescription of detailed problematic experience, which can be classified into micro-thick description, scene-basedthick description and interactive thick description. This method is supposed to be used to clarify the meaningof tendency and organizational behavior. In addition, the interpretation is a creative, context-dependent andgenerative process of interpreting and understanding the meaning, which can be divided into thick and light,internal and external, analytical and descriptive interpretations. Its significance lies in the due understanding ofthe issues concerned. Normally, descriptions and interpretations are often combined and integrated to be appliedto the classroom-based researches, which can help researchers conduct detailed, focused and in-depth microstudies on what happens in classrooms.

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Last Update: 2019-11-25