Dynamic Inquiry Relationships

Ways of Creating, Sustaining, and Improving the Inquiry Process Through the Recognition and Management of Conflicts

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2384705
AutoresTineke Abma (0000-0002-8902-322X, autor de correspondencia), Tineke A Abma (Erasmus University)
Año2000
Volumen6
Número1
Páginas133-151
Fecha de publicación2000-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-8004 • E-ISSN: 1552-7565
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/107780040000600110
OpenAlexW1979737902
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas6

From a social constructivist or relational point of view, knowledge is the outcome of interactions and relationships between the inquirers and the participants. These interactions and relationships are shaped by dynamic sociopolitical processes and go through conflicts and impasses. This implies that the quality of knowledge depends on the quality of the relational process in conducting a qualitative inquiry. In this article, the author indicates some notions that might be useful in improving this process. These involve the recognition and management of conflict. Conflict is understood here not as the absence of consensus but rather as the negation or exclusion of "otherness." A case drawn from an evaluation study in which a conflict arose among the client, site workers, and the author as an evaluator forms the basis of this article. A thick description and interpretation of the conflict is presented

Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Knowledge management · Negation · Process (computing · Qualitative research · Quality (philosophy · Social constructivism · Social science · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Applications · Social Psychology